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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.

Biochemistry student Jeffrey Vinokur is the Dancing Scientist, whose zany science experiments have been featured on national TV shows, on YouTube and in school auditoriums.

UCLA scientist says the finding is an important step toward understanding dark matter.

Stem cell gene therapy technique leads to production of healthy blood cells, could be used for other genetic diseases.

Astronaut and three-time UCLA alumna Anna Lee Fisher addressed a roomful of students Monday at a UCLA Careers in Chemistry and Biochemistry to talk about her career and the lessons she learned while she attended UCLA.

Life scientists have created an accurate new method to identify markers for many diseases — a significant step toward a new era of personalized medicine, tailored to each person’s DNA and RNA.

Most of the laws of nature treat particles and antiparticles equally, but stars and planets are made of particles, or matter, and not antiparticles, or antimatter. That asymmetry puzzled scientists for many years.

The scientists successfully blended different synthetic plastics to enable devices to absorb light from a larger part of the solar spectrum.

Research could have broad, long-term impact in improving disease modeling and devising new therapies for patients.

Alan Rubin, the associate curator of the UCLA Meteorite Gallery and unofficial “cosmic killjoy,” regularly has to tell people the answer is no. But he'll also tell you where meteorites actually come from.