Nov. 25, 2019 How Mantis Shrimp Make Sense of the World A new study provides insight into how the small brains of mantis shrimp – fierce predators with keen vision that are among the fastest strikers in the animal kingdom – are able to make sense of a breathtaking amount of visual input.
Nov. 13, 2019 UArizona Moon Researchers Helped NASA Nail Apollo 12 Pinpoint Landing Ewen Whitaker identified the correct location of the Surveyor 3 landing site, making NASA's demonstration of a pinpoint landing of Apollo 12 possible.
Nov. 13, 2019 Mysteries Behind Interstellar Buckyballs Finally Answered Researchers discovered a mechanism that could explain why planetary nebulae are teeming with unseemingly complex carbon molecules.
Nov. 5, 2019 $2.5M Award Funds Scholarships and Research for Minerals Program The Freeport-McMoRan Foundation invests in workforce development and innovations in modern mining at the University of Arizona.
Nov. 13, 2019 When Reporting Climate-Driven Human Migration, Place Matters Climate researchers have shown that the conversation around migration out of Central America should be more nuanced and based on local trends rather than regional expectations.
Oct. 29, 2019 A Massive Mount for Giant Mirrors The signing of the contract for producing the massive support structure that will hold the seven mirrors manufactured at the University of Arizona marks a major step toward completion of the next-generation ground-based telescope that promises to revolutionize our understanding and view of the universe.
Oct. 28, 2019 Cosmic 3D Mapping Machine Opens 5,000 Robotic Eyes DESI is an unprecedented effort to map millions of galaxies and quasars to better understand the nature of dark energy – the mysterious force that has pulled the universe apart since the Big Bang.
Oct. 22, 2019 Researchers 'Turn on the Lights' Across the Plant Tree of Life In the largest plant genome project to date, researchers generated gene sequences from more than 1,100 species, providing a framework for 1 billion years of green plant evolution.
Oct. 22, 2019 Cosmic Yeti from the Dawn of the Universe Found Lurking in Dust The early universe is filled with monsters, a new study reveals. Researchers discovered a previously invisible galaxy, and perhaps a new galaxy population waiting to be discovered.
Oct. 21, 2019 Wake-Up Call: Cellular Sleep Isn’t As Harmless As Once Thought New research into the mechanics of cellular sleep and shutdown could shed light on the aging process and how science can potentially intervene.