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Arizona Science explores the latest research and technological innovations taking place in Southern Arizona and at the University of Arizona.Most Recent
April 18, 2024
Researching asthma in traditional rural communities.
Studies found that traditional farmers did not suffer from lung diseases usually caused by dust in the fields where they worked.Previous
April 11, 2024
The Geometry of Sound
Researchers say people perceive sound based on where they are when they hear it.
April 4, 2024
Measuring how our mood moves the markets.
Economists often describe how consumer confidence drives spending decisions, but scientific researchers are asking if it’s the other way around.
March 14, 2024
Exploring space with balloon-borne telescopes.
The best way to observe the universe is with a telescope above the Earth’s atmosphere, and the least expensive way to get there is using a stratospheric balloon.
March 8, 2024
Investigating coral reefs for signs of climate change
UA Geosciences professor Diane Thompson talks with us about what coral reefs can tell us about changes in our climate.
February 29, 2024
Using different methods to investigate cancer.
Researchers studying prostate cancer have found introducing the disease in mice does not always produce accurate results.
February 23, 2024
Using waste products to create sustainable plastics
How fossil fuel waste can create new plastics.
February 16, 2024
Uncovering details about exoplanets.
The University of Arizona-backed James Webb Space Telescope has opened new insight about planets outside our solar system.
February 8, 2024
Finding twists in tree ring research.
Each ring on a tree stump can mark a complete cycle of the seasons, dating back thousands of years.
February 1, 2024
Revealing surprises about black holes.
Scientists began developing theories about black holes more than a hundred years ago.
January 25, 2024
The urgent search for near-Earth asteroids.
An astronomer in Europe discovered an asteroid last weekend only hours before it burned up in the atmosphere near Berlin.
January 18, 2024
