Jan. 30, 2019 Do Bigger Brains Equal Smarter Dogs? New Study Offers Answers Larger dogs have better short-term memory and self-control than smaller breeds, according to research led by UA anthropology graduate student Daniel Horschler with the UA's Arizona Canine Cognition Center.
Jan. 28, 2019 Greenland’s Southwest Ice Sheet Particularly Sensitive to Warming The ice fields of southwest Greenland are becoming sensitive to the North Atlantic Oscillation and will become a major contributor to sea level rise as global warming progresses.
Jan. 25, 2019 Interdisciplinary UA Researchers Get Tangled Up in Quantum Computing UA researchers are building a quantum hub known as Inquire, which will be the world's first shared research and training instrument to help researchers in diverse fields benefit from quantum resources.
Jan. 24, 2019 Prolonged Spaceflight Could Weaken Astronauts’ Immune Systems Astronauts who embarked on spaceflights lasting longer than six months experienced a decrease in the functionality of NK cells, which play an important role of the immune system by killing cancerous cells and preventing viruses from reactivating.
Jan. 17, 2019 Having a Partner Present – or in Mind – May Keep Blood Pressure Down Visualizing your significant other may be just as effective as having them in the room with you when it comes to managing the body's cardiovascular response to stress.
Jan. 16, 2019 Water, Not Temperature, Limits Global Forest Growth as Climate Warms The changes are most evident in northern climates and at high altitudes, reports a team that includes UA scientists from the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research.
Jan. 10, 2019 Developing a Better, Faster Diagnostic for Cryptosporidiosis The UA is partnering with Kerafast to license a reagent that offers the opportunity for the development of a rapid, highly sensitive diagnostic test for the zoonotic disease.
Jan. 10, 2019 Solving the Ancient Mysteries of Easter Island New research suggests the locations of the iconic monuments on Rapa Nui can be explained by their proximity to the island’s limited freshwater sources.
Jan. 9, 2019 600 Trillion Suns Light up the Dawn of the Universe Two UA-managed telescopes have aided in the serendipitous discovery of the brightest quasar ever seen in the early universe, which suggests there could be more waiting to be discovered.
Jan. 8, 2019 Fighting Human Disease with Birth Control… for Mosquitoes A newly discovered protein that is crucial for egg production in mosquitoes opens a possibility for "mosquito birth control," an approach that might offer a way to reduce mosquito populations in areas of human disease transmission.
