The owners of empty spaces
By Resson Kantai Duff I’m sitting on the edge of the rocks, watching the sun set behind Lowua L’ongishu. The breeze has died down and long-tailed widow birds dance in…
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Birds getting smaller, ‘wingier’ as planet warms
30-year study tracked changes in 105 migratory species across North America
Understanding what makes rainforests distinct from one another could advance conservation efforts
Even when they’re located near each other, not all rainforests are the same, UCLA-led research finds
Wildfires drive L.A.’s mountain lions to take deadly risks
UCLA and National Park Service researchers studied the cougars’ movements before and after the Woolsey Fire
Students combine research and reality for sustainable agriculture project in Cameroon
Team of five students among 112 to graduate UCLA with degrees in environmental science
Talking solutions with Marilyn Raphael, director of UCLA’s Institute of the Environment and Sustainability
Faculty and students are working on new ways to respond to climate change and other environmental problems
UCLA combines art and science in announcing film about an autistic boy’s love of bats
Story seeks to dispel fears and misconceptions about bats
Web tool co-created by UCLA a veritable ‘Swiss Army knife’ for land management
LandCART uses machine learning to assess changes in vegetation and ground cover across the American West
Notches on lions’ teeth reveal poaching in Zambia’s conservation areas
UCLA study shows the strange markings are the result of trapped big cats chewing through wire snares, indicating these animals are injured at far higher rates than previously assumed. Read…
Intricacies of L.A.’s urban ecosystem are focus of new UCLA podcast
Just witness the excitement around sightings of the city’s famous wild animals. One recent Los Angeles Times headline read, “Famed mountain lion P-22 makes dramatic appearance in Beachwood Canyon backyard.”…
Marilyn Raphael elected president of American Association of Geographers
Marilyn Raphael, director of the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, has been chosen to lead the American Association of Geographers — a global network of researchers, educators and…
Antarctic sea ice level could reach record low in 2022, UCLA climate scientist says
New research traces trends at South Pole back to early 1900s
In 3 California regions, big cities lag smaller cities in ‘neighborhood biodiversity’
Animal species are less evenly distributed in large urban areas, UCLA-led study finds
Study identifies how much artificial light is too much for two coastal species
A UCLA-led study has quantified, for the first time, how much of that light is too much for the Western snowy plover, a small shorebird, and the California grunion, a fish. Grunion…
Farwiza Farhan wins UCLA’s Pritzker Award for environmental innovators
Conservationist receives $100,000 for work to protect Indonesia’s species-rich Leuser Ecosystem
We dream big, but start small
By Farwiza Farhan Growing up female in a conservative, patriarchal society influenced everything I did and the choices I made in life. Growing up, I liked doing “boys” things —…
UCLA’s Congo Basin Institute receives $1 million from Bob and Cindy Taylor
Support from Bob and Cindy Taylor is helping fund research on the ecology of ebony and rainforest restoration.
Jaden Smith and Mari Copeny honored for environmental justice leadership at UCLA gala
Virtual fundraising gala featured celebrity performances and science from UCLA graduate students
Scientists create genetic library for mega-ecosystem in Pacific Ocean
UCLA-led research improves value of environmental DNA for fisheries and conservation along the California Current
Reduced humidity increases wildfire threat in Southwest U.S.
Atmospheric moisture decreased by a third in California and Nevada, study finds
Private land conservation could be key to meeting Biden’s 2030 environmental goals
UCLA-led study finds voluntary legal agreements protect at-risk species more efficiently than public lands
Human wastewater is feeding harmful algae blooms off of Southern California’s coast
The estimated 23 million people who live along the coast from Tijuana, Mexico, to Santa Barbara, California, produce tons of sewage each day. That sewage is treated by water treatment…