How to dim the consequences of global light pollution
The harm excessive light causes animals and humans, plus mitigation solutions, are detailed in a new report
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To Labor for the Hive
A beekeeper finds a new sense of purpose and community after helping to develop a warning system for floods.
The Lab at 10,000 Feet
It’s 6 a.m. — first light at the White Mountain Research Center, UCLA’s high-altitude research laboratories some 300 miles north of Los Angeles. The skies are brutally scarlet, the views…
Video: El Niño Explained by UCLA Climate Scientist—A Rainy Day Discussion
Originating in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean off the coast of Peru, El Niño may seem like a distant force to Californians. But the weather phenomenon exerts a profound and far-reaching influence, intricately shaping the state’s hydroclimate.
Breakthrough reveals poaching hotspots, trade routes of most trafficked endangered mammal
Powerful genomic approach could boost efforts to slow illegal trade of pangolins
The power of the tropics
I am an associate professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and co-director of the Center for Tropical Research in the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability. I…
What’s behind the toxic levels of mercury in tropical birds? Gold mining, study shows
A UCLA-led international team also found high levels in carnivorous birds and those in aquatic habitats
Experts illuminate how light pollution impacts mountain lions
As ambush predators, mountain lions thrive under the cover of darkness. But what happens in Southern California, where artificial light makes every night twice as bright as if there were a full moon?
Iroro Tanshi wins UCLA’s Pritzker Award for environmental innovators
Research conservationist receives honor for efforts to protect West African forests from wildfire and other threats
GCF Task Force Remote Sensing Workshop at UCLA Drives Collaboration and Innovation
This workshop was designed for geospatial technicians and decision-maker representatives of GCF Task Force member jurisdictions and is a key component of our grant from the Government of Norway (Norad).…
2023 Pritzker Award finalists: Juan Carlos Monterrey Gómez, Hana Raza, Iroro Tanshi
These rising stars for the environment connect people with nature to advance environmental goals
Human-set fires 13,000 years ago led to extinction of megafauna in Southern California
Research by UCLA and La Brea Tar Pits scientists upends theory that saber-toothed cats, other large mammals were hunted out of existence
New paper proposes incorporating anti-racism in life sciences education
STEM classes should include context from history, other social sciences, UCLA researchers write
Project Phoenix uses community science to learn how smog and smoke affect birds
All are invited to participate in new program from UCLA and Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Why are California’s wildfires getting worse? Experts explain what we know
With lives, communities, natural resources and billions of dollars’ worth of property hanging in the balance, why this is happening and the most important causes to address have become a…
Elsa Ordway joins Tom Smith as co-director of the Center for Tropical Research and Congo Basin Institute
Elsa Ordway, UCLA assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, was named co-director of the Center for Tropical Research and the Congo Basin Institute on July 1, 2023. She leads…
Megalodon was no cold-blooded killer
A killer, yes. But analysis of tooth minerals reveals how the warm-blooded predator maintained its body temperature
Global network for saving forests has its roots at UCLA
Task force gathers delegates from around the world to discuss how remote sensing can help stop deforestation
What’s living beneath the waves in Southern California?
UCLA study using environmental DNA provides most comprehensive picture to date of wildlife in region’s surf zones
These UCLA seniors advanced sustainable farming with incarcerated youth in Cameroon
Working with Agriculture for Africa, 7 Bruins got their hands dirty during spring break
White-bellied pangolins have second-most chromosomes among mammals
Genomic research could support conservation efforts for endangered species