March 4, 2025 Santa Cruz River moves closer to national designation with guidance from U of A experts U of A ecologists, landscape architects and other experts are working with community partners to help designate part of the Santa Cruz River an urban national wildlife refuge.
March 4, 2025 The yucca and the moth: How extreme weather impacts the timing of biological events A new study sheds light on how extreme weather events impact phenological processes, specifically the flight period of butterflies and moths and the flowering time of plants, with implications for food security in the wake of climate change.
Feb. 25, 2025 College of Science Lecture Series to explore the science of communication The series, which begins March 6, will break down the complexities of communication across species, minds and the vast reaches of space.
Feb. 19, 2025 As glaciers melt faster, freshwater sources dwindle and sea-level rise accelerates Between 2000 and 2023, glaciers collectively lost 7,211 billion tons of ice, contributing almost three quarters of an inch to global sea-level rise, a new study finds.
Feb. 17, 2025 The fire paradox: Tree-ring data shows wildfire activity has declined, not increased Contrary to what people might think, North American forests are burning less, not more, finds a new study co-authored by U of A fire ecologist Donald Falk. Researchers say the absence of fire can contribute to more severe wildfires in the future.
Feb. 14, 2025 U of A astronomer Erika Hamden named to Arizona Space Commission Gov. Katie Hobbs appointed Hamden, a renowned expert on ultraviolet telescopes, to the commission to help shape Arizona's role in aerospace and space sciences.
Feb. 12, 2025 U of A expert's discovery to be displayed in Cyprus archaeological museum Archaeologist David Soren helped unearth clues in the 1980s about a devastating earthquake in the ancient city of Kourion. His archive and research will be prominently featured in the Cyprus Archaeological Museum.
Feb. 10, 2025 Yuma agriculture generates $4.4B in state economic activity, U of A study finds Yuma's agriculture and agribusiness contributed $4.4 billion in economic activity to the state of Arizona and $3.9 billion to Yuma County in 2022.
Feb. 3, 2025 Do women talk more than men? It might depend on their age Researchers set out to answer the age-old question: Are women really much more talkative than men? They found that women between the ages of 25 and 64 – the life stages of early and middle adulthood – speak on average 3,000 more words per day than their male counterparts.
Jan. 29, 2025 Asteroid Bennu comes from a long-lost salty world with ingredients for life Two research publications by the OSIRIS-REx sample analysis team suggest that conditions for the emergence of life were widespread across the early solar system.