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Illustration depicting collision between Earth and another object during formative era of the solar system.

The top theory about our moon's origin was developed in Tucson

Jan 3, 2020 Tucson scientists published in 1975 the key theory about the moon's creation.
Sethuraman Panchanathan, executive vice president and chief research and innovation officer at ASU Knowledge Enterprise.

ASU leader tapped to head National Science Foundation

Dec 20, 2019 If confirmed by the Senate, Sethuraman Panchanathan would serve as the 15th director of the NSF.
UA biology researcher Craig Aspinwall.

New tools in store for cell biology researchers

Dec 20, 2019 UA scientist examining ways to show cellular chemistry at work
A TuSimple self-driving truck.

The future automated workplace

Dec 19, 2019 How the "new industrial revolution" will affect jobs and education in Tucson and Pima County.
The midnight sun casts a golden glow on an iceberg and its reflection in Disko Bay, Greenland. Much of Greenland’s annual mass loss occurs through calving of icebergs such as this.

Greenland ice melt matches UN panel's worst predictions

Dec 17, 2019 New research suggests ice loss in Greenland has contributed just over a centimeter of mean sea level rise over 26 years.
Vertical farmed plants are fed with liquid nutrients instead of soil.

Scientists consider vertical farming ahead of changing climate

Dec 13, 2019 A UA researcher says the technique could help solve future food concerns.
Former UA College of Sciences dean Joaquin Ruiz lists the acquisition of Biosphere 2 among the College's top moments during his 20 years of leadership.

Former UA College of Science dean talks Biosphere 2, OSIRIS-REx

Dec 13, 2019 Joaquin Ruiz, who has transitioned to a new role at the university, highlights the college's top achievements over the last two decades.
This screen grab from a NASA video released Aug. 12, 2019 shows four potential locations on Bennu for the OSIRIS-REx probe to collect soil samples.

OSIRIS-REx team chooses spot on asteroid to grab sample

Dec 12, 2019 The team chose the site by whittling down candidates using a bracket system.
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.

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.

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