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Hubert H. Humphrey Building, headquarters of the Department of Health & Human Services, Washington, D.C.

In a reversal, the Trump administration restores funding for women's health study

Apr 24, 2025 Funding will continue for the Women's Health Initiative.
Inhalers developed for asthma patients.

Tech Launch startup focuses on respiratory therapy

Apr 21, 2025 UA research could result in COPD patients using inhalers instead of a mask
Illustration of asteroid approaching Earth.

UA researchers get the spotlight in new NASA documentary

Apr 18, 2025 The film follows asteroid hunters at telescopes in Arizona and around the world.
A 5-year American Community Survey found that Latinos had the highest risk of job automation of any ethnic or racial group.

Latino workers in Arizona face the highest risk of job automation, report finds

Apr 17, 2025 UCLA researchers call for investments in education and training to protect Latino workforce.
This artist’s concept shows what exoplanet K2-18 b could look like based on science data. K2-18 b, an exoplanet 8.6 times as massive as Earth, orbits the cool dwarf star K2-18 in the habitable zone and lies 120 light-years from Earth.

Are there signs of life on alien planet K2-18b, or is it just a lot of hot air?

Apr 17, 2025 The James Webb Space Telescope may have detected life-associated gas in the atmosphere of a far-off planet. The news is being greeted with both enthusiasm and skepticism.
This is the first confirmed live observation of the colossal squid, Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni, in its natural habitat. The team on Schmidt Ocean Institute's Research Vessel Falkor captured footage of the nearly one foot squid at a depth of 1,968 feet, using their remotely operated vehicle "SuBastian" on March 9, during an Ocean Census flagship expedition searching for new marine life.

A colossal squid is filmed in its natural habitat for the first time

Apr 16, 2025 Colossal squid are known to be elusive and likely avoid the bright and loud research equipment used underwater.
Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) is a constellation of communications satellites operated by the United States Space Force. Image: artist rendering of an AEHF.

New satellite constellation program expected to worsen outer space congestion

Apr 12, 2025 Amazon's Project Kuiper plans to place thousands of new communications satellites into low Earth orbit.
Al is one of the former research chimpanzees recently moved to a chimp sanctuary in Louisiana.

Aging former research chimps move to Chimp Haven

Apr 10, 2025 All of the former research chimpanzees that had been living on an Air Force base in New Mexico have finally arrived at a sanctuary in Louisiana. Many of these chimps are in their 50s and 60s.
Romulus and Remus, the pups with dire wolf traits that were bred by Colossal Biosciences, are pictured at three months old.

A biotech company says it has bred three pups with traits of the extinct dire wolf

Apr 8, 2025 Colossal Biosciences says it used novel gene-editing technology to alter gray wolf DNA.
On neurosurgeon Allan Hamilton's ranch, horses help medical students improve their bedside manner and nonverbal communication skills.

The unique genetic change that turned horses into athletic powerhouses

Apr 5, 2025 Horses are exceptional athletes, able to push their large bodies farther and faster than many other animals.
The Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium on the campus of the University of Arizona.

Tucson's Flandrau Planetarium receives national recognition

Mar 26, 2025 Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this fall, is ranked among the top in the US.
The Internet Archive office is housed in a former Christian Science church in San Francisco.

As the Trump administration purges web pages, this group is rushing to save them

Mar 23, 2025 Six weeks into the administration, the Internet Archive said it had cataloged some 73,000 web pages that existed on the U.S. government websites prior to Trump's inauguration and have since been expunged.
Narwhal whales live in social groups called pods and live in the Arctic ocean. Experts disagree on the purpose of males' tusks.

Does the narwhal's famous tusk help it catch fish?

Mar 13, 2025 Intriguing video of narwhals using their tusks to mess with fish has scientists speculating about what this behavior might mean.
The University of Arizona was the first four-year public university in the state of Arizona to be federally recognized as a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI).

Trump's DEI ban could take $800 million from Arizona universities

Mar 10, 2025 Affected grants cover wildfires, pollution, public health and more.
Radio telescopes based in New Mexico scan for communication from alien civilizations.

UA Science lecture series returns for its 20th year

Mar 4, 2025 The presenters will focus on topics combinng science and communication.
A drone shoot showing the words 'Bear Down' painted across the top of the Bear Down Gym on the campus of the University of Arizona.

UA College of Science lecture series begins Thursday

Mar 4, 2025 Communication is the theme for 2025's presenters.

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