April 21, 2021 Above-Average Atlantic Hurricane Activity Again Expected in 2021 For the sixth year in a row, UArizona experts predict an above-average hurricane season over the Atlantic Ocean. They expect 18 named storms, including eight hurricanes, between June 1 and Nov. 30.
April 15, 2021 New Images: OSIRIS-REx Leaves its Mark on Bennu Like boot prints on the moon, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft left its mark on asteroid Bennu. Images taken during the spacecraft's final flyover reveal the aftermath of the historic encounter with the asteroid.
April 15, 2021 In Partnership with UArizona, New Nonprofit to Launch Satellite Program to Track Greenhouse Gas Emissions A first-of-its-kind coalition, Carbon Mapper is launching a program to improve scientific understanding of global methane and carbon dioxide emissions.
April 14, 2021 UArizona Partners With French National Centre for Scientific Research to Establish France-Arizona Institute for Global Grand Challenges The new institute, based at UArizona, will address critical research areas through large-scale international collaboration, innovation and exchange of resources.
April 7, 2021 NASA's OSIRIS-REx Completes Final Tour of Asteroid Bennu Mission scientists will compare the final shots of the asteroid Bennu with images taken before the touch-and-go maneuver, which kicked up dust and rocks.
April 7, 2021 'Bug Brain Soup' Expands Menu for Scientists Studying Animal Brains By mashing up brains from various insects, UArizona neuroscientists introduce a practical technique for quantifying the neurons that make up the brains of invertebrate animals.
April 5, 2021 Longer, More Frequent Periods of Drought Plague Western United States According to new UArizona-led research, the American West has received less rain and gotten hotter – and its dry periods have become longer and more variable – over the last 50 years.
April 1, 2021 A Final Look At Bennu Before OSIRIS-REx Heads Home The OSIRIS-REx mission is on the brink of discovering the extent of the mess it made on asteroid Bennu's surface during October's sample collection.
March 30, 2021 Engineers Use Confetti-Sized Device to Change Songbird Pitch, Improve Understanding of Human Speech Researchers are hoping to learn more about human speech by studying songbirds, one of the few species that share humans' ability to learn new vocalizations.
March 29, 2021 Virtual Science Lecture Series to Examine Water's Cosmic Past and Challenging Future Climate change, the Colorado River and even the asteroid Bennu will play a part in the 16th annual College of Science Lecture Series, which is focused on the science of water.
