A UCLA researcher working with a team of astronomers has determined that the asteroid Hermes, recently spotted for the first time since 1937, is in fact two separate rocks travelling on an orbit around the sun. Read more...

It is a tragic tale of loving something to death. The white abalone, a creature that once blanketed the rocky waters of southern California, is now on the brink of extinction. Read more...

After nearly a century of fire suppression, it turns out Smokey the Bear was wrong ““ we should not be preventing forest fire after all. On the contrary, science advocates fighting fire with fire ““ using intentional, controlled burning as a method of wildfire prevention. Read more...

Nurses nationwide looking to quit smoking will soon have a resource available to them thanks to a UCLA School of Nursing professor and a $1.8 million grant from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Read more...

In April 2003, researchers from the National Human Genome Research Institute made a breakthrough discovery involving the DNA sequence of the entire human genome. The discovery means that scientists can now determine the location of genes on DNA strands, and the function of those genes. Read more...

You see him standing there. “He’s sooo cute.” You notice his white baseball cap is tilted to the side. “He’s so independent.” A few stiff drinks later, you and your new friend are roaring down the freeway headed to big man’s apartment for a night of rock and roll. Read more...

UCLA will welcome the world’s first female astronaut and open its doors to nearly 1,000 girls, boys and parents as the Sally Ride Science Club kicks off its 21st science festival on Sunday. Read more...