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Lights, camera, science!
David Colgan
Film contest GreenShorts expands to reach and teach more SoCal high school students
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Center for Tropical Research celebrates 20 years of science and conservation
Kaitlyn DeShon
Since its founding in 1997, the center has made important environmental discoveries in more than 45 countries on four continents, publishing more than 300 academic articles. Its work ranges from…
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Coral reefs in hot water as warming events slow recovery
David Colgan
The hardy marine invertebrates can survive bleaching but their growth is slowed, study finds
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UCLA researchers’ study of apocalyptic entertainment reveals lack of science
David Colgan
This ignorance can result in insufficient responses to real threats like climate change
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Genetic mapping shows migratory birds’ vulnerability to climate change
David Colgan
Research focusing on yellow warbler looks at species’ challenges and capacity to adapt
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Colorado River delta fish risk extinction through interbreeding due to lack of freshwater
Amani Itani
UCLA study is a warning for other river systems around the world
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UCLA experts explain why California is burning in December
Alison Hewitt
Record-breaking weather consistent with climate change is fanning the flames
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Strategies to motivate energy conservation in urban India
Hannah Pipes
UCLA study finds that negative health effects are a powerful force to reduce consumption
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Genetic research reveals impact of the 101 Freeway on Los Angeles wildlife
Claire Wacziarg
The roadway and climate change are among the challenges facing animals in the Santa Monica mountains
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The search for the Southern rubber boa
William Zou
UCLA researchers use genetics to find out whether the elusive snake is an endangered species
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UCLA research puts wildfire risk into historical context
Amani Itani
Study of tree rings shows Western U.S. precipitation extremes are closely aligned with the region’s past
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Climate change could bring much earlier water runoff in Sierra Nevada by century’s end
Rebecca Ash
UCLA climate research shows another way rising temperatures could affect California’s water resources
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Understanding cities as more than just things
Hannah Pipes
With human impacts thus concentrated, you might expect urban areas to be a focal point of environmental research. That hasn’t always been the case, said Stephanie Pincetl, director of the…
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Ted Parson: It’s time to take climate engineering seriously
Amani Itani
According to UCLA Law School’s Ted Parson, those measures probably need to include climate engineering—large-scale manipulations of environmental processes to counteract global warming. That’s what he argued in an article…
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Announcing the 2017 Pritzker Award finalists
Rebecca Ash
Kareiva made the statement in announcing six finalists for the inaugural Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award, launched in July with financial support from the Anthony and Jeanne Pritzker Family Foundation.…
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The science behind “An Inconvenient Sequel”
Daniel Swain
The decade-plus since the first movie has seen record-breaking climate changes and extremes
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Visiting Bouamir: a photo essay
Jessica Arriens
She’s spent a lifetime traveling and trekking, and the decades of backpacking, rock-climbing and the slow march of time have taken their toll. She’s had two hip replacements, and then…
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A tiny fraction of oceans could satisfy the world’s fish demand
David Colgan
New global study maps out where fish and seafood can be sustainably farmed in the world’s oceans.
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Inconvenient data: voter apathy and its cost in carbon
Samantha Attwood
The second installment in a three-part companion series to An Inconvenient Sequel. How much does voting matter? Our experts estimate the carbon output of Trump versus Clinton.
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The truth about cats’ and dogs’ environmental impact
Alison Hewitt
I can’t has cheezburger: UCLA researcher finds that feeding pets creates the equivalent of 64 million tons of carbon dioxide a year
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UCLA’s Kevin Njabo selected to give TEDGlobal talk
David Colgan
Two months ago, the professor was named UCLA Institute of Environment and Sustainability’s 2017 Pritzker Fellow. Now he’s preparing to take stage in front of a worldwide audience. Today, TEDGlobal…