Environment + Climate

The hardy marine invertebrates survive a bleaching process but their growth is slowed, a UCLA study conducted off the coast of American Samoa has found.

This ignorance of what’s a legitimate threat and fanciful fiction can result in insufficient responses to real threats like climate change.

UCLA biologists' research focusing on the yellow warbler looks at species’ challenges and their capacity to adapt.

Volunteers analyze photos from NASA’s Landsat program to locate the coastal ecosystems in oceans around the world.

UCLA research shows that the changes have had a dramatic effect on Colpichthys hubbsi, a species that lives only in the region near the Sea of Cortez.

Record-breaking weather consistent with climate change is fanning the flames.

New research by UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation and GRID Alternatives quantifies benefits of solar power on affordable housing.

A UCLA-led study finds that negative health effects are a powerful force to reduce consumption.

UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation's Southern California Plug-In Electric Vehicle Readiness Atlas provides a wealth of information to assist decision-makers in meeting consumer demand.

A new UCLA-led study reinforces the importance of collaboration in assessing the effects of climate change.

The latest video in the UC-Vox partnership points out how choosing faster shipping affects the carbon footprint comparison between shopping in stores versus online.

The honoree is an environmental economist and data expert, and the co-founder of Earth Genome, a nonprofit that provides environmental data to decision makers.

The researchers' healthy solution is to move the transit sites 120 feet away from intersections, where high concentrations of noxious exhaust are emitted.

Researchers found substandard access and quality, reflecting inequities for this often-overlooked segment of the state's population.

UCLA study finds more genetic variation than expected among affected animals in the Santa Monica Mountains.

UCLA researchers are using genetics to find out whether the elusive Southern California snake is an endangered species.

To understand how weather patterns behaved centuries ago, the researchers examined the rings of trees such as limber pines and bristlecone pines, the oldest living organisms on Earth.

UCLA researchers predicted what the timing of snow and rainwater runoff in the Sierra Nevada could look like by the end of the 21st century.

“What we’ve learned is that the L.A. River can’t be everything to everyone all the time,” said Katie Mika, a UCLA postdoctoral scholar and author of the report.

UCLA researchers highlight how the decade-plus since “An Inconvenient Truth ” has seen record-breaking climate changes and extremes.

UCLA environmental scientist co-authored a study that maps where fish and seafood can be sustainably farmed.

Those who complete the program will be prepared to fill a critical void in the workforce: helping growing urban centers thrive under the pressure of global climate change.

UCLA researcher finds that feeding pets creates the equivalent of 64 million tons of carbon dioxide a year.

Chai Energy and UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation are conducting a pilot study that could help consumers monitor their electricity usage and avoid peak pricing.

Fueled by her experiences, Aradhna Tripati has helped create the Center for Diverse Leadership in Science, which will provide opportunities for underrepresented minorities.