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Research determined that grass with narrow leaves and high numbers of veins should be better able to withstand the drier conditions expected in the future.

In celebration of Women’s History Month, a look at those who are challenging norms, dispelling stereotypes and celebrating diversity.

The findings have relevance far beyond the Amazon River basin, where the study was conducted.

Despite the return of traffic, record-high summer heat waves and apocalyptic wildfires, the early months of spring 2020 offered a glimpse of what is possible.

Seven faculty members share their analyses of what the president has accomplished and look ahead at the challenges to come.

A UCLA study finds that pollution at street level is worst with buildings in tight rows.

A UCLA study finds that environmental DNA can accurately and efficiently identify fish species.

UCLA’s Dennis Lettenmaier and colleagues found that mosquito populations would have been around 40% higher without water-use mandates.

Certified organic French wines are rated higher by experts, a UCLA-led study finds.

Selon l’étude «Les vins français issus de raisins biologiques sont mieux notés» menée à UCLA et Kedge Business School.

Gamble is one of at least six with UCLA ties to join the administration of President Joe Biden.

UCLA’s Cara Horowitz discusses how new federal leadership on vehicle pollution will help states meet their climate goals.

UCLA’s Daniel Blumstein and a global team of scientists point to environmental, population and political challenges.

UCLA researchers have outlined a strategy that would use seawater to trap and store billions of metric tons of the greenhouse gas each year.

The one-two punch impairs corals’ ability to form exoskeletons and grow, UCLA-led research finds.

The researchers will engage with local communities to design cooling structures and choose the best locations to install them.

The honoree, a Navajo sustainable business advocate, received $100,000 for her grassroots and national efforts.

Astrophysicist Andrea Ghez won a Nobel Prize, we were the No. 1 public university again, faculty carried on with important research and students continued to achieve the amazing.

UCLA ecologist Morgan Tingley and a worldwide team of experts call for new approaches to fire management.

UCLA’s Ann Carlson said the new administration should be able to rebuild protections, even with a narrowly divided Congress.

A UCLA-led study found that climate and population changes could expose millions more to severe flooding in the continental U.S.

Dust from as far away as Saudi Arabia is carried by winds to the Himalayan snowpack, where it accelerates glacial warming and snowmelt, scientists say.

UCLA’s Eric Fournier explains why the state’s infrastructure isn’t well suited for such extreme conditions — and what improvements are needed.

Working with Los Angeles public television station KCET, the UCLA group seeks to show paths toward sustainability.

Professor of geography and expert in climate change and atmospheric dynamics around Antartica helped found the institute in the 1990s.