June 27, 2024 Flood monitoring from space: A Q&A with flood expert Beth Tellman Assistant professor Beth Tellman explains how satellite monitoring helps translate people's flood experiences into maps for policymakers.
June 26, 2024 Bennu holds the solar system's 'original ingredients,' might have been part of a wet world OSIRIS-REx sample scientists took a deep dive into the rocks and dust returned from asteroid Bennu. They found that the sample is rich in carbon, nitrogen and organic compounds – essential components for life as we know it.
June 21, 2024 Study challenges popular idea that Easter Islanders committed 'ecocide' A new study involving UArizona professor Terry Hunt suggests that the population of the island originally named Rapa Nui did not spiral to unsustainable levels as scientists have long theorized.
June 19, 2024 When in drought: Researchers map which parts of the Amazon are most vulnerable to climate change Some areas of the Amazon rainforest are more resilient to drought than others, new UArizona-led research shows. If not managed carefully, we could "threaten the integrity of the whole system," researchers say.
June 18, 2024 UArizona oceanographer shares expertise during National Ocean Month In honor of National Ocean Month, Joellen Russell talks about the role of oceans in absorbing heat and carbon, and how ocean activity impacts Arizonans.
June 14, 2024 Magic of the monsoon: A 'socially and ecologically' important phenomenon for the Southwest Two climate scientists discuss the significance of the monsoon and how members of the public can make their own rainfall predictions.
June 11, 2024 UArizona graduate student and team discover most distant supernovas ever found Using data from the James Webb Space Telescope, researchers have discovered about 80 new supernovas. Their findings provide a new window into the early universe.
June 10, 2024 Peeking into the invisible world of the atmosphere UArizona researchers have developed a new way to uncover hidden layers in the atmosphere, which could help better explain how pollution gets trapped over cities.
June 4, 2024 Squirreling it away: Unraveling food hoarding behavior to conserve endangered squirrels Understanding how animals pack food away may help conservationists develop adaptive management strategies in the face of changing environmental conditions.
May 30, 2024 Webb Telescope spots the two most distant galaxies ever seen at cosmic dawn Researchers have discovered the most distant galaxy ever detected. The secrets it contains challenge previous assumptions about galactic evolution.