The wars of the future are becoming more real and closer to home than ever before … for fantasy role players and tabletop generals, that is. Read more...

String theorists at UCLA gather Wednesday mornings to talk about the world as they see it, a place so bizarre it tears common intuition to shreds. Read more...

Seventeen students and one professor meet to tackle some of the most mind-boggling contradictions and theories of time and the universe, one hour at a time. Read more...

When Einstein introduced special relativity in 1905, physics did a summersault. But his revolutionary theory also changed the way philosophers since then have looked at some of the tensions raised by science, said Christopher Smeenk, an assistant professor of philosophy at UCLA whose specialty is the history and philosophy of science. Read more...

A breakthrough device recently created by UCLA researchers is capable of converting electrical signals 50 times faster than the best commercially available one, and has promising implications for more efficient communication systems and for defense against high-powered electromagnetic bombs. Read more...

Across the state there are a number of unique and extensive natural reserves which house diverse flora and fauna, and groups of researchers studying subjects from archaeology to biology to ecology ““ all managed by the University of California. Read more...

Panel accepts AIDS research findings WASHINGTON “”mdash; Controversial U.S. research in Africa that violated federal patient protection rules was nevertheless conducted well enough to support its conclusions that the AIDS drug nevirapine could be used safely to protect babies, an expert scientific panel has concluded. Read more...