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Archaeologists and geographers team to predict locations of ancient Buddhist sites
In a study published this week in Current Science, archaeologist Monica…

Astronomers confirm faintest early-universe galaxy ever seen
An international team of scientists, including two professors…

A media-savvy celeb, Trump knows how to get coverage, journalists say
Donald Trump is a political phenomenon, a man extremely adept…

Jared Diamond: A dispassionate look at religion over the course of history
Jared Diamond, UCLA’s Pulitzer Prize-winning professor of geography…

Presidential ads put to the test: SpotCheck evaluates 2016 campaign commercials
Politics and media experts from UCLA and Vanderbilt University…

UCLA faculty voice: Are we leaving nature behind?
Extinction is happening all around the world, but it’s happening…

Foxes on one of California’s Channel Islands have least genetic variation of all wild animals
UCLA biologists report in a new study that a species of foxes…

Seven UCLA faculty elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences announced the election…

Major advance in ‘synthetic biochemistry’ holds promise for industrial products and biofuels
UCLA biochemists have devised a clever way to make a variety…

Are they friends or not? Just a second of laughter can reveal relationship status, UCLA study finds
Hearing other people laugh together, even for just one second,…