July 18, 2024 How your morning oats could help you manage your weight New U of A research suggests that consuming foods rich in beta-glucan, a type of fiber found in oats, barley, mushrooms and yeasts, can reduce body weight and obesity.
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 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 10, 2024 Studying Arctic glaciers with airborne radar: UArizona project attracts $30M from NASA The Snow4Flow mission, led by professor Jack Holt, will measure glaciers' ice and snow thickness and help scientists better predict how glacial melting contributes to sea level change.
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.
June 4, 2024 Veterans with service dogs may have fewer PTSD symptoms, higher quality of life In a new UArizona-led study, veterans who were paired with a service dog for just three months were 66% less likely to be diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder.
May 30, 2024 Glimpses of a volcanic world: New telescope images of Jupiter's moon Io rival those from spacecraft Astronomers have captured a volcanic event on Jupiter's moon Io at a resolution never before achieved with Earth-based observations.