Can a scent really sharpen your memory? UCLA research suggests the answer is complicated
The findings from the study suggest that novelty might be more important than the scent itself, especially as people age.
Science + Technology
More Stories
First known 'disappearing planet' has a neighbor that makes it wobble like a top
UCLA-led researchers show the planet hasn’t truly vanished — instead, gravity from a neighboring planet is tilting its orbit.
UCLA engineers launch pilot project to turn campus waste into hydrogen fuel
The collaboration with climate tech company Mote will help advance the university’s sustainability goals.
UCLA internet pioneer Leonard Kleinrock has the best advice for handling changing times
Fifty-seven years after the first internet message, the legendary professor looks back on a lifetime of innovation and shares lessons for the next generation.
Stellar collisions may have been common when the universe was young
A UCLA-led study shows that stars merging through collisions may explain how supermassive black holes formed so early in time.
Scary good: The marsupial magic of the opossum
In the latest episode of “Cabinet of Curiosities,” Shanti Lindberg explains why we should love and not fear these backyard beauties.
UCLA-led study finds amino acid extends quantum properties above room temperature
Research brief: With further development, the findings could provide the basis for new technologies such as energy-efficient computer memory.
National Academy of Medicine welcomes 3 new UCLA faculty members
Health economist Susan Ettner, physician-scientist Donald Kohn and cancer researcher Dennis Slamon are among the 100 new members of the academy’s class of 2026.
Where does Earth’s nitrogen go? Two atoms offer a clue
A group of biogeochemists have shown that a rare form of the gas can act as a fingerprint for microbial nitrogen conversion.
Childhood abuse leaves a scar on the brain, study finds
UCLA researchers found associations between the severity of maltreatment and thickness, surface area and volume in some parts of the brain.
Yosemite toad killer may be hiding in their own homes
A fungus thought to infect amphibians in water has been found by UCLA biologists to proliferate in the threatened toad’s winter burrows.
UCLA-led SoCal Quantum Alliance receives $9.7 million state investment
California Jobs First funding will support regional coordination, workforce development and growth of Southern California’s quantum technology ecosystem.
Frog-like hopping robot propelled by twisting elastic rods
UCLA and University of Michigan roboticists found that the mechanism releases energy that enables the robot to hop, flip and swim.
Rare new lunar crater shows how impacts remodel the moon's surface
In a once-in-a-century event, an impact left a crater the size of two football fields and churned the surface for over 3 km in every direction.
UCLA Engineering Makerspace donates 3D printers to LA schools, runs training workshops
A team of Bruins found a second life — in classrooms across Los Angeles — for printers that had been sitting in storage.
Toward physical AI: When the hardware becomes the neural network
Rooted in UCLA research, self-organizing systems provide energy-efficient, local complement to cloud computing.
Scientists finally know the body temperature of the Tyrannosaurus rex
Using a fossil-based thermometer on the dinosaur's teeth, researchers have revealed that the animal's body temperature was comparable to a human's.
Earth’s atmosphere is getting less dusty. That could be adding to global warming
Atmospheric dust, which has a slight cooling effect on the planet, has dropped about 10% since 2003, a UCLA study shows.
Car owners beware! Lessons from the ‘Kia Boys’ crime spree
UCLA research reveals how social media and other factors have amplified auto thefts — and what car owners should know.
At 90, UCLA’s Judea Pearl is still asking the big questions
From transforming artificial intelligence to pursing dialogue across divides, the UCLA pioneer has spent a lifetime turning uncertainty into understanding.
The frog that reads the water with its fingertips
Surinam toads use ultrasensitive lobes on their fingertips to detect prey without seeing it by using the movement of water.
Dark matter surprise has scientists scrambling for explanations
UCLA's Alvine Kamaha and her colleagues on the LUX-ZEPLIN experiment observed an event that could be interpreted as a signal from WIMPs.
California isn’t using existing tools to make community solar work
UCLA researchers find that if the state applies these valuation tools consistently, residents could reap savings enjoyed by other states.
UCLA computer scientists take key roles in $75 million quantum computing efforts
The NSF initiatives aim to overcome critical barriers between today’s quantum systems and practical computing.
Concrete helps fight carbon emissions from cement production, just not as well as hoped
A new UCLA-led study finds the process takes centuries and offsets only a fraction of the emissions generated.