Unearthing Easter Island’s Moai

Rapa Nui (or Easter Island, as it is commonly known) is home…

That Supermassive Black Hole in our Galaxy? It has a Friend.

Smadar Naoz is an associate professor of physics and astronomy…
Photograph of Sarah Abrevaya Stein

Professor’s book about Sephardic Jews chosen as a best of 2019

Adding to the chorus of critics’ raves, The Economist…
Photograph of homeless tent encampment.

L.A. could better target homeless prevention services with predictive analytics

Each year, 2 million single adults receive housing, health,…

Chronic opioid treatment may raise risk of post-traumatic stress disorder, study finds

While opioids are often prescribed to treat people with trauma-related…
Image of interstellar comet.

New NASA image provides more details about first observed interstellar comet

A new image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope provides…
Picture of a valley oak tree.

One of California’s iconic tree species offers lessons for conservation

  With increasing regularity, Californians are witnessing…

Black hole at the center of our galaxy appears to be getting hungrier

The enormous black hole at the center of our galaxy is having…

UCLA historian Kelly Lytle Hernández awarded MacArthur Fellowship

UCLA professor Kelly Lytle Hernández, an award-winning author…

Study shows how serotonin and a popular anti-depressant affect the gut’s microbiota

A new study in mice led by UCLA biologists strongly suggests…