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.
California storms carry flood risk this week: Live Q&As with Daniel Swain
An atmospheric river is bringing two big storms and potential flooding toward California — along with several live Q&As with UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain.
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…
As the climate warms, birds in the East Africa mountains are getting bigger
UCLA-led research casts doubt on a long-held theory about warming and body size
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
Electric vehicles improve air quality for everyone but have less impact in more polluted areas
But that’s not the whole story. The traffic corridors that run through disadvantaged areas to spread those clean-air benefits remain a source of heavy pollution from gas-powered vehicles. The study…
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…
L.A. asks how to equitably achieve 100% clean energy by 2035 – and UCLA answers
In 2021, after the LA100 analysis laid out pathways for the city of Los Angeles to produce 100% renewable electricity, the City Council and Los Angeles Department of Water and Power committed…
3 UCLA faculty contribute to Fifth National Climate Assessment
Three UCLA professors contributed to the Fifth National Climate Assessment, a report emphasizing the pervasive and inequitable nationwide harms of climate change, which was released by the White House on Tuesday. Co-authors…
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?
UCLA Environmental Science and Engineering doctoral program turns 50
Alumni played major roles in global sustainability efforts across six decades
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
Felipe Zapata brings Latin American perspective as co-director of the Center for Tropical Research
Felipe Zapata, an associate professor in UCLA’s Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, has stepped into a new position as the co-director of the Center for Tropical Research. He will…
Q&A with Dysmus Kisilu, 2022 Pritzker Genius Award winner
Kisilu will again visit UCLA on Thursday, October 26, when we’ll announce this year’s Pritzker Award winner from three finalists. We recently discussed his work in the past year and…
Controlled burns help prevent wildfires. Climate change is limiting their use
Warming means fewer overall days when prescribed fires can be safely lit, UCLA-led study shows
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).…
Tech skills boost students’ confidence in environmental research, study finds
This shift underscores the growing significance of technological skills and tools — and the need for students to develop these abilities. Even having one such tool led to substantial improvements…
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