Ice age clues point to more extreme weather patterns in our future Sept. 26, 2024 A new U of A-led study combines data from ancient shells with advanced climate modeling to shed light on how El Niño weather patterns might change in a warming world. Read more at UArizona News Image
Harvests, wildfires, epidemics: How the jet stream has shaped extreme weather in Europe for centuries Sept. 25, 2024 Tree-ring data reveal that periodic shifts in strong winds high above Earth's surface have driven opposite climates in different parts of Europe for at least the past 700 years. Read more at UArizona News Image
$1M gift will advance consciousness research at U of A Astrobiology Center Sept. 24, 2024 The Arizona Astrobiology Center received a $1 million gift from Eugene Jhong, a retired Google software developer, to support research on the origins of life and consciousness. Read more at UArizona News Image
$1M grant will support paid internships in community archives Sept. 24, 2024 The funding from the Mellon Foundation will provide library and information science graduate students hands-on experience as they help communities record their histories. Read more at UArizona News Image
Astronomers catch a glimpse of a uniquely inflated and asymmetric exoplanet Sept. 24, 2024 A group of researchers, including U of A astronomers, observed the atmosphere of a hot and uniquely inflated exoplanet using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. Read more at UArizona News Image
OSIRIS-REx, 1 year later: Asteroid sample continues to provide clues about early solar system and origins of life on Earth Sept. 24, 2024 U of A Regents Professor Dante Lauretta says he is "amazed by the discoveries we've made" since the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft delivered an asteroid sample to Earth last year. Read more at UArizona News Image
Study: Over nearly half a billion years, Earth's temperature has changed drastically, driven by carbon dioxide Sept. 19, 2024 Earth has been and can be warmer than it is today, but humans and animals can't adapt fast enough to keep up with climate change, a new study finds. Read more at UArizona News Image
Samples from Huanan Seafood Market provide further evidence of COVID-19 animal origins Sept. 19, 2024 A new study provides a shortlist of the wildlife species present at the market from which SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, most likely arose. Read more at UArizona News Image
U of A project addresses loneliness in older adults living in border and rural communities Sept. 18, 2024 Associate professor Ada M. Wilkinson-Lee is partnering with border and rural communities in Arizona to help them overcome the health impacts of social isolation. Read more at UArizona News Image
U of A center awarded $7.4M for its work on climate adaptation solutions Sept. 18, 2024 The Southwest Climate Adaptation Science Center received a grant from the U.S. Geological Survey to help fund practical solutions to high-priority climate adaptation needs. Read more at UArizona News Image