Feb. 4, 2020 Save the Giants, Save the Planet A new study led by the University of Arizona has found that not only are larger plants and animals at higher risk of extinction, but their loss would fundamentally degrade life on earth.
Feb. 4, 2020 Pedal to the Metal: Speeding Up Treatments for ALS A therapeutic intervention for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, better known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease, could be on the horizon thanks to unexpected findings by UArizona researchers.
Jan. 29, 2020 Researchers Seek to Solve Decades-Long Baja California Peninsula Mystery A $2.6 million grant is funding a study of how geologic activity, rainfall patterns and climate cycles might have shaped the evolution and biodiversity of the Baja California peninsula.
Jan. 27, 2020 'Catalysts of Change' is Theme of Arizona Science Lecture Series Experts will focus on climate, space, artificial intelligence and genetic engineering – four topics that continue to change the world and influence the way people will live in the future.
Jan. 17, 2020 Study Traces Evolution of Acoustic Communication A study tracing acoustic communication across the tree of life of land-living vertebrates reveals that the ability to vocalize does not seem to drive the formation of new species across vertebrates.
Jan. 13, 2020 Widespread Droughts Affect Southern California Water Sources Six Times a Century A study used the annual growth rings of trees to reconstruct a long-term climate history and examine "perfect droughts" in Southern California's main water sources.
Jan. 9, 2020 Planet Discovery Machine Atop Kitt Peak Sees First Light The new NEID instrument, designed to measure the motion of nearby stars with extreme precision, has obtained "first light" and is ready to embark on its quest to characterize exoplanets as small as Earth.
Jan. 6, 2020 Genetically Modified Poplar Trees Save Air Quality, Grow Well University of Arizona-led research found that trees in which isoprene production was genetically suppressed did not suffer ill effects in terms of photosynthesis or biomass production.
Jan. 6, 2020 Antarctic Waters: Warmer with More Acidity and Less Oxygen Oxygen loss and warming in the Southern Ocean around the Antarctic coast is much larger than predicted due to increased freshwater from melting ice sheets and increased wind.
Dec. 19, 2019 Why Your First Battle With Flu Matters Most Researchers found that the first strain of the flu virus a person encounters during childhood sets the course for how the immune system responds to exposures later in life.
