New species are now being discovered faster than ever before, study suggests

Dec. 22, 2025

Sporting a striking color pattern of yellow dots on its grey wings and a long, blue, "nose"-like head appendate, a lanternfly is pictured sitting on tree bark

Life on lava: How microbes colonize new habitats

Taking advantage of a "natural laboratory" in Iceland, a research team from the University of Arizona studied how microbes colonize fresh lava flows as soon as they cooled.

Confused by the doctor's questionnaire? U of A study suggests it's common

A new paper suggests that a widely used questionnaire for triaging mental health symptoms could be giving providers poor data to inform treatment – and that a fix could be as simple as rewriting some of the questions.

Díaz de la Rubia named National Academy of Inventors fellow

The University of Arizona's senior vice president for research and partnerships joins an elite class of American inventors.