Science and Technology

"Great Pyramid" at the Olmec La Venta site in Tabasco, Mexico.

Archaeologists find hundreds of ceremonial sites that help link Maya and Olmec cultures

Oct 25, 2021 The research highlights the critical role of regional interactions in ancient Mesoamerica.

Tiny sensors are embedded in a fitting mesh structure worn like a sleeve.

University of Arizona engineers developing latest wearable diagnostic device

Oct 18, 2021 The array of sensors can be 3D printed and worn like a sleeve.

University of Arizona Engineering students Joseph White, Levi Mccluskey, Osamah Bahamid and Eric Anthony Pineda pose in front of their solar oven on Wednesday, October 13th, 2021, as part of the school's annual "Solar Oven Throwdown" event.

University of Arizona engineering students demonstrate solar cooking skills

Oct 16, 2021 Over five hundred freshman tested home-made solar ovens on the mall.

The study analyzed more than 2,000 thoughts produced at random.

University of Arizona researchers search for meaning behind idle thoughts

Oct 14, 2021 The study's results might help physicians diagnose and treat mental illness.

Endangered Gila topminnow being reintroduced to a new habitat at Mission Garden, March 2021.

Monsoon brings positive impact to Santa Cruz, other waterways

Oct 11, 2021 River watchers say the rainfall replenished aquifers and aided the fish population.

Canada del Oro wash looking east from the bridge on La Cholla during Monsoon 2021.

How the monsoon season impacted life in Southern Arizona, from wildfires to bugs

Oct 1, 2021 The National Weather Service said the monsoon season was the third-wettest that Tucson has seen since 1895, and it followed an exceptionally dry year.

A masquerade mask. People with Imposter Syndrome sometimes feel as if they are hiding who they really are.

Imposter Syndrome makes accomplished people feel like frauds

Sep 30, 2021 The phenomenon causes chronic self-doubt and creates problems in the office.

The Mountain View Hotel

The fascinating history of Mr. & Mrs. Neil, and their Mountain View Hotel.

Sep 23, 2021 Also on Arizona Spotlight: University of Arizona research creates understanding about the role of estrogen in preventing Alzheimer’s Disease; and a 2nd grader's story about learning the difference between wishes and reality.

Arizona History Museum Tucson

Three Tucson museums open for free Saturday

Sep 17, 2021 They are taking part in Smithsonian Magazine's Free Museum Day.

The historic Paul Laurence Dunbar School in Tucson is among the buildings that could be refurbished with robotic technology.

University of Arizona researchers pioneering new method of saving old structures

Sep 16, 2021 Historic buildings could get new life thanks to robotics.

The University of Arizona ARO Submillimeter Telescope, one of eight among the Event Horizon Telescope Array, on Mount Graham near Tucson, Arizona.

Event Horizon telescope eyes new targets in deep space

Sep 2, 2021 UA-backed team of radio astronomers captured the image of another black hole

Mated pair of Great Plains toads (Anaxyrus cognatus) in the floodplain of the Santa Cruz River.

The Desert Blooms in a Bountiful Monsoon.

Sep 1, 2021 Also on Arizona Spotlight: Why the music of the rock group Fanny is rocking a whole new generation!

Floyd Chilton and colleagues in a lab.

Discovery of high levels of an enzyme in deadly COVID-19 cases could lead to a plan to save lives

Aug 26, 2021 UA researcher surprised to find high amounts of the human enzyme similar to rattlesnake venom known to 'shred' bacteria and viruses.

Solar cells made from perovskite.

Super-thin panels could change solar industry

Aug 19, 2021 UA researcher exploring impact of panels made from perovskite.

Soldier Canyon in the Catalina Mountains.

Measuring the Monsoon.

Aug 11, 2021 Also on Arizona Spotlight: 'Tis the season for mushroom hunters on Mount Lemmon; and "Gloria: A Life" returns to The Invisible Theatre.

OSIRIS-REx on its return journey to Earth.

OSIRIS-REx helps scientists project asteroid orbits

Aug 11, 2021 Data shows that Bennu will eventually make a close fly-by of Earth.

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