Aug. 31, 2018 Mud from the Deep Sea Reveals Clues about Ancient Monsoon UA researchers accessed untapped clues about monsoon activity in the Sonoran desert during the last ice age to help predict how regional climates may respond to future conditions.
Aug. 30, 2018 Prehistoric Vegetation Helps Predict Future Ecosystems The current warming from climate change may drive a dramatic change in vegetation within the next 100-150 years unless greenhouse-gas emissions are reduced, reports a UA-led international team.
Aug. 24, 2018 OSIRIS-REx Captures First Glimpse of Asteroid Bennu Using its multipurpose camera designed at the UA, NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft spied its target asteroid, Bennu, for the first time from about 1.4 million miles away.
Aug. 27, 2018 UA Licenses Deception-Detecting AVATAR to Startup UA researchers have developed AVATAR, an interactive system that interviews border crossers, monitors thousands of physical signals and alerts agents when it detects deception.
Aug. 17, 2018 Keeping Arizona’s Animal Agriculture Industry Safe The University of Arizona Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory is on the front line of protecting the state against foreign animal and zoonotic diseases.
Aug. 15, 2018 Dating the Ancient Minoan Eruption of Thera Using Tree Rings New University of Arizona-led research uses tree rings to shed light on discrepancies between archeological and radiocarbon evidence in dating the ancient volcanic eruption of Thera.
Aug. 8, 2018 Does Rain Follow the Plow? There are many factors that play a role in whether or not it rains, and UA researchers say human activity such as cultivating agricultural fields may be one of them.
Aug. 8, 2018 UA Scientists Gear Up to 'Touch the Sun' Researchers in the UA Lunar and Planetary Lab are eagerly awaiting the launch of the Parker Solar Probe, the first attempt to get close to the sun and study the solar wind at its source.
Aug. 3, 2018 Astronomers Uncover Clues to the Star that Wouldn't Die Data obtained by a clever technique that can detect light echoes hint at why Eta Carinae, the most luminous and massive star in the Milky Way, erupted like a supernova, yet survived.
July 31, 2018 Queen Bees and the Microbial Fountain of Youth UA students hope honey bees can serve as model systems to discover clues about how genetics, gut bacteria and diet influence aging in humans.