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Alpine permafrost, which is found closer to the equator at high elevations, is expected to melt at a faster rate than arctic permafrost under current global warming conditions, according to new research.
Members of the France-Arizona Institute for Global Grand Challenges convened on campus this week to reflect on the institute's first year and plan for its future.
Researchers discovered hundreds of large bursts of methane from oil and gas production activities across the globe. The bursts account for 10% of global oil and gas methane emissions and are missing from most greenhouse gas emissions inventories.
Irina Panyushkina grew up in Siberia, hearing stories of explorers trudging through seas of ice to reach the North Pole. She is now a climate scientist trying to understand how a warming world is transforming the place she called home.
The University of Arizona's research and development expenditures rank in the top 4% of all U.S. universities and No. 1 in astronomy and astrophysics, according to fiscal year 2020 data from the National Science Foundation.
Ecologists estimate that 15 to 37% of species will go extinct as a direct result of climate change. But when you consider the indirect effects of climate change, extinction rates may be higher, new research suggests.
In a paper published in Science, UArizona virus expert Michael Worobey connects the dots from the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak and shows that an origin other than the Huanan Seafood Market is extremely unlikely.
Researchers targeted a common sodium ion channel to reverse pain and saw positive results that could lead to a nonaddictive solution to treat pain.
UArizona space sciences stood out in U.S. News & World Report's 2022 Best Global Universities rankings, finishing No. 2 among public U.S. universities and No. 10 in the world.
NASA's new flagship space observatory has arrived in French Guinea, where it will be readied for launch on Dec. 18. UArizona astronomers Marcia and George Rieke played key roles in designing and building the telescope's infrared "eyes," which will peer deeper into the cosmos than ever before.