College of Science

After more than a decade of work and much anticipation, the UArizona-led OSIRIS-REx mission will swipe a sample from the asteroid Bennu's rocky surface in October.

Ying-hui Chou, an assistant professor of psychology, hopes to learn more about how to prevent memory loss and enhance brain function in patients with mild cognitive impairment.

COVID-19's impact on the respiratory system is well-documented, but what does it do to the brain? Researchers hope to answer that question in a new study.

UArizona researchers report a discovery that opens new possibilities in the development of spintronics, a new type of memory storage capable of processing information much faster than current technology while consuming less energy.

Researchers are starting to tease out the relationship between morning soil moisture and afternoon rainfall under different atmospheric conditions.

According to new research, if current warming trends continue, an Indian Ocean El Niño could emerge as early as 2050.

Thirteen research teams will address various aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic with financial support from a rapid-turnaround seed grants supplied through the BIO5 Institute and state funding. The grants amount to more than $500,000.

Researchers are racing to collect atmospheric and other data, which they can use to determine the extent of the impact of the virus on environmental health.

The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft got within 200 feet of the asteroid Bennu during a practice run for the NASA mission. The spacecraft will grab a sample from Bennu's surface in late summer.

Astronomers believe that what was once thought to be an exoplanet in a nearby star system was actually a cloud of fine dust resulting from a collision in space.