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A future is depicted in which rhizobacteria sourced from stressful areas around the world may be used as a metaphorical “prescription for drought.”

Study: Soil Bacteria Can Improve Crop Yields During Droughts

Mar 20, 2017 Grain crops like corn and wheat produced up to 40 percent more seeds.
Trays of lettuce and other greens floating in water. March 7, 2017

A Gourmet Feast Grown with a Green(house) Thumb

Mar 15, 2017 The meal features food grown in controlled environments.
Alfatoxins on an ear of corn.

Researchers Give Corn a Tool to Fight Fungus

Mar 11, 2017 Genetic modification stops carcinogen growth in corn.
Female "computers" at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.

'Rise of the Rocket Girls' Chronicles Contribution of NASA Women

Mar 8, 2017 Tucson Festival of Books author Nathalia Holt tells professional, personal stories
The town of Cameron, Arizona.

Navajo Nation Maps Drought with NASA Satellites

Mar 7, 2017 Tool can help observation of vast area and diverse ecologies.
New Horizons captured this image of Pluto's glacial ice cap in July 2015.

Demoted as a Planet, Pluto May Get Another Chance

Mar 2, 2017 Astronomers discussing new definition that would include it and other celestial bodies.
This artist's concept depicts what it would be like to stand on the surface of the exoplanet TRAPPIST-1f, located in the TRAPPIST-1 system in the constellation Aquarius.

Newly Discovered Earth-like Planets Hold Promise for Life

Feb 23, 2017 Arizona planetary scientists anxious to learn more
Looking across the mall from the Student Union on the campus of the University of Arizona.

UA Named 'Adobe Creative Campus'

Feb 22, 2017 Students will have access to the integrated design and editing software suite.
The International Space Station in March 2009.

UA Graduate Sets Sights High in the Sky: Science in Space

Feb 22, 2017 Michelle Thompson in the running for Canadian Space Agency astronaut job.
NASA camera captured this total solar eclipse.

Total Solar Eclipse in 6 Months Has Astronomers Preparing

Feb 21, 2017 Phenomenon can be seen in 70-mile swath from regon to South Carolina; partly visible in Arizona.

Nutrition, Not Genetics, May be Key Factor in Disease

Feb 21, 2017 UA conference to study role of good nutrition in disease prevention
A Mexican gray wolf

Wildlife Officials Pleased With Growing Mexican Gray Wolf Count

Feb 20, 2017 Wolf count rebounds to 113 after drop the previous year.
Tucson Police Chief Chris Magnus.

Episode 125: Local Law Enforcement Responds to Trump's Immigration Actions

Feb 17, 2017 Plus, black student leaders on misguided idea of 'post-racial' society; the UA Conference on Aging; the future of the Arizona Geological Survey.
Smokestacks emit smoke into a blue sky.

Arizona Scientists On Edge Over Trump Environment Promises

Feb 17, 2017 President promised to relax or eliminate many environmental protections.
An image of Jupiter taken by OSIRIS-REx, 75 million miles from Earth and 419 million miles from Jupiter. With an exposure time of two seconds, the image renders Jupiter overexposed, but allows for enhanced detection of stars in the background.

OSIRIS-REx Takes Photo of Jupiter, 3 Moons

Feb 14, 2017 UA-led mission testing out its cameras in search of Trojan asteroids.
Detour signs at a road construction project.

2-Year Closure of Ina at I-10 Starts Wednesday

Feb 14, 2017 Intersection will be rebuilt to allow road to pass over freeway and nearby rail line.

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