Well, a ‘boobs-sweat issue’ in a hot summer in Los Angeles sparked the idea to a revolutionary solution to help feel ‘millions of boobs’ comfortable and ‘wooo-ing’ the internet crazily. (more…)
Model and actress Amber Rose’s 3rd annual SlutWalk is scheduled to take place from Sept. 30 – Oct. 1 in downtown Los Angeles, CA – Pershing Square.
But what is it really? (more…)
UCLA – NPS study is first to investigate where the cats hunt in highly urbanized areas
Los Angeles is one of only two megacities — Mumbai, India, is the other — where large predatory cats live among us, and they’re closer to human development than you might think. (more…)
The eco-friendly lifestyle is no longer just a trend. Cities across the country have incorporated greener methods into construction, travel, production, and business strategy. We at Modernize know how important it is to conserve energy and rely on renewable resources. If you’re looking to make some positive lifestyle changes for the environment, check out these top five solar cities in America for inspiration. (more…)
Radarsatelliten erfassen weltweit die Siedlungsflächen in bisher unerreichter Genauigkeit
Wie eine Tuschezeichnung mit mal filigranen, mal kräftigen Linien und Flecken sehen die Bilder aus, die Wissenschaftler des Deutschen Zentrums für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR) aus den Daten der deutschen Radarsatelliten TerraSAR-X und TanDEM-X berechnet haben. In Wirklichkeit zeigen die schwarz-weißen Karten aus über 500 Kilometern Höhe weltweit Städte, Dörfer und Häusergruppen, die sich an Flussläufen entlangwinden, Straßen und Eisenbahnlinien folgen oder sich in fruchtbaren Gebieten ausbreiten – mit einer Genauigkeit, wie sie bisher für globale Auswertungen nicht erreicht wurde. “Wir gehen davon aus, dass die besiedelte Fläche weltweit größer ist als bisher geschätzt”, sagt DLR-Wissenschaftler Dr. Thomas Esch. Bei einer Auflösung der zu Grunde liegenden Radaraufnahmen von drei Metern erkennen die Satelliten selbst einzelne Gebäude aus dem All. (more…)
Dark matter, the mysterious substance estimated to make up approximately more than one-quarter of the mass of the universe, is crucial to the formation of galaxies, stars and even life but has so far eluded direct observation.
At a recent UCLA symposium attended by 190 scientists from around the world, physicists presented several analyses that participants interpreted to imply the existence of a dark matter particle. (more…)
UCLA psychologists have used brain-imaging techniques to study what happens to the human brain when it slips into unconsciousness. Their research, published Oct. 17 in the online journal PLOS Computational Biology, is an initial step toward developing a scientific definition of consciousness.
“In terms of brain function, the difference between being conscious and unconscious is a bit like the difference between driving from Los Angeles to New York in a straight line versus having to cover the same route hopping on and off several buses that force you to take a ‘zig-zag’ route and stop in several places,” said lead study author Martin Monti, an assistant professor of psychology and neurosurgery at UCLA. (more…)
Serena Lee aspires to increase our understanding of people living with “invisible disabilities.” Amy Stuyvesant wants to figure out how changes in hurricane activity are helping or hindering the forests of Puerto Rico.
Although their subjects of their research are unrelated, these two graduating seniors share a key distinction. Thanks to the Wasserman Undergraduate Scholars Program, they are pursuing high-level research that they expect to have an impact far beyond UCLA. (more…)
