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The researchers reproduced the low-density conditions of space to help reveal how strongly dark energy interacts with normal matter.

A planet 100 light-years away that resembles a young Jupiter has been discovered by an international team of astronomers that includes six UCLA scientists.

Fuel cells and hydrogen batteries are already important sources of green energy, but further advances will require scientists and engineers to better understand how the technologies work.

Researchers from the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability call for a federal ban on salamander imports to prevent a deadly pathogen from coming here.

Staff meteorologist James Murakami has been forecasting the weather for Westwood and the surrounding region for 33 years.

Catalina eddy? June gloom? Santa Ana winds? UCLA staff meteorologist James Murakami defines common Southern California weather terms.

The Science and Entertainment Exchange at UCLA connects scientists with filmmakers to bring scientific accuracy to the big screen.

The new ceramics hold promise for use in miniature mechanical components and flexible-yet-strong foils for use in solar sails, which are used to propel spacecraft, among many other applications.

Two UCLA astronomy professors are playing an important role in an international initiative to build the Cherenkov Telescope Array.

Researchers from UCLA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory found that extra heat from greenhouse gases has been trapped in the subsurface waters of the Pacific and Indian oceans.

Because topological insulators are so tiny, scientists have, until now, been unable to fully understand how the defects impact their functionality.

The finding is a major advance because the high-energy particles can be harmful for satellites and humans in space.

The chemistry professor engages students in part by showing how the subject is relevant to everyday life, medicine and even pop culture.

Results could one day have an impact on the development of a treatment for osteoporosis as well as potentially help those with traumatic bone injuries.

“Hyperentanglement” allows each paired photons to carry much more data than was possible with previous methods.

A new technology developed by chemists at UCLA is capable of storing solar energy for up to several weeks — an advance that could redefine the way scientists approach solar cell design.

The study, published in Science, addresses problems that have long stalled the adoption of fuel cell technology.

NASA’s Dawn mission is observing the dwarf planet Ceres from 2,700 miles above its surface; the space agency has released new images and a video animation.

A new event created by the Ozcan Research Group of UCLA’s Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science showcased an impressive array of biomedical engineering technology research.

Three UCLA professors were elected today to the prestigious National Academy of Sciences in recognition of their “distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.”

The launch of UCLA startups has resulted in the creation of more than 4,400 jobs and contributed a total of $1.1 billion to the economy.

Using a tumor rejection antigen to identify stem cells could help ensure stem cell research studies are accurate.

New method for creating key motor neurons is more than five times more effective than previous efforts.

The moon does not influence the timing of human births or hospital admissions, a new UCLA study finds, confirming what scientists have known for decades.

Several new studies, one co-authored by a UCLA professor, show that transcription is in fact the most influential step in determining protein abundance.