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OSIRIS-REx photograph shows material being ejected from the surface of the asteroid Bennu in January 2019.

Discussions continue about mysterious particles around asteroid Bennu

Dec 9, 2019 Scientists say the objects, first detected in January, pose no threat to the OSIRIS-REx mission
A photograph of Cytomegalovirus placentis.

Dormant but dangerous: UA researcher investigating viruses in the human body

Dec 5, 2019 Looking for reasons why some viruses become active and deadly
John Waters tours each year to bring "A John Waters Christmas" to his fans.

Celebrate Christmas the John Waters way.

Dec 4, 2019 Also on Arizona Spotlight: "The 89-90 Trip" spends a day in Yellowstone National Park; and the legacy of ecologist Aldo Leopold.
Copper is fairly abundant in Earth's crust; what sets Arizona apart is its wealth of mineable copper, which it owes to a copper-rich granite formed in ancient volcanoes.

Where did the Copper State get its copper?

Nov 28, 2019 It all started with a bang.
Old Main on the campus of the University of Arizona, August 2019.

How Arizona's universities rank in R & D spending

Nov 25, 2019 The state's public schools rank high in space, social science and geoscience research spending.
Biosphere 2's iconc glass-walled rainforest, left, has been closed while scientists conduct a four-month drought study.

Biosphere 2 drought study continues

Nov 22, 2019 The water was shut off to the rainforest biome for a multiweek measurement of dry conditions.
A Sonoran Desert bee (genus Melissodes) identified by The Tucson Bee Collaborative, photographed by Bruce D. Taubert.

How to ID a Bee.

Nov 20, 2019 Also on Arizona Spotlight: A closer look at how Tucson neighborhoods voted in the last local election; The 89-90 Trip: Day Three begins in Panguitch, Utah; and "Tilly the Trickster" at the Live Theatre Workshop.
At left, an illustration of the path of a pedestrian and an Uber self-driving vehicle, at right, which struck and killed the pedestrian in March, 2018 in Tempe.

Safety agency says distracted driver caused fatal Uber autonomous test vehicle crash

Nov 20, 2019 The agency criticized a lack of federal and state regulation for autonomous vehicles.
Titan consists mainly of plains (green), dunes (purple), and hummocks and mountains (orange).Hundreds of lakes and seas (blue) occupy its poles. Broken terrain (magenta), possibly like karst on Earth, occupies high latitudes. Craters are shown in red.

First full geologic map of Titan reveals moon of varied landscapes

Nov 19, 2019 An author says the findings call for a new mission to the large moon of Saturn.
Fresh tomatoes.

USDA implementing restrictions to prevent tomato virus introduction to US

Nov 19, 2019 The disease does not pose any risk to people or animals, an industry leader said.
Apollo 12 astronaut Alan Bean inspects Surveyor 3

UA's special connection with the second moon landing

Nov 18, 2019 The Apollo 12 mission relied on pinpoint calculations from a UA lunar scientist 50 years ago.
The flight line at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base.

Study: Arizona military base will be hardest hit by climate change

Nov 14, 2019 Bases in the state could see an increasing number of dangerously hot days, the study says.
The Thomas Fire, Ventura, California, December 2017. Rising temperatures, drought and wind conditions linked to climate change are contributing to larger, more hazardous fires that cost more to fight.

Global scientist coalition delivers climate warning

Nov 6, 2019 An article predicts "untold human suffering" unless deep and lasting shifts are made.
Researchers will test if exposing the brain to near-infrared light via a special cap can help enhance cognitive functioning in older adults.

UA researchers study effects of near-infrared light on aging brains

Oct 28, 2019 Researchers hope the treatment will boost energy metabolism in brain cells and tune up mitochondria.
The Tohono O'Odham Community College's main campus outside of Sells, Arizona.

Slow broadband speeds challenge Tohono O'odham Community College

Oct 25, 2019 People living on tribal lands or in rural areas have underserved broadband needs across Arizona.
Ravi Tandon, an assistant professor in the University of Arizona College of Engineering, sits for an interview with Arizona 360 host Lorraine Rivera at Arizona Public Media.

What is 5G and how will it transform our cellular networks?

Oct 25, 2019 A discussion with the UA College of Engineering's Ravi Tandon.

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