Some sabertooth cats had powerful skulls that allowed them to kill their prey in one or two bites, according to research published at UCLA. A UCLA professor, along with a team of international researchers, published a study in October that analyzed sabertooth cat skulls from two different species to determine how the cats killed their prey. Read more...
Photo: Reconstructions of the skulls of two species of sabertooth cats. (Courtesy of Stephan Lautenschlager)
Researchers in the UCLA Congo Basin Institute and Center for Tropical Research are using genomic tools to track down the global trafficking routes of pangolins and their scales. Read more...
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Strong effects of climate change will be felt in the next two decades, a report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change claimed early this month. Read more...
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A UCLA alumnus was awarded the UCLA Medal at Chancellor Gene Block’s residence Wednesday. Morton La Kretz, who graduated from UCLA in 1948, has made many charitable donations to UCLA. Read more...
Photo: Morton La Kretz, who graduated from UCLA in 1948, has made many charitable donations to UCLA. He most recently donated $15 million to the renovation of the La Kretz Botany Building, formerly known as the UCLA Botany Building. (Courtesy of UCLA Newsroom)
UCLA researchers found in a recent study that those who engage in heavy cannabis usage show improved physical health, mental health and cognitive functions when they reduce the amount of cannabis they consume. Read more...
UCLA researchers in the physics and astronomy department published a paper in February claiming stars in the center of the galaxy are rich with metals, offering a potential new theory about the creation of elements in the universe. Read more...
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Online mental health applications can provide supplemental resources for students in need of additional support. If the resources are well-vetted and and backed by scientific research, they can provide important information to students, said Nicole Green, the executive director of Counseling and Psychological Services. Read more...
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