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Scarab or figeater beetles are common during the Sonoran desert's hot summer months when they come out to eat and breed.

Bright Green Beetle Makes a Sonoran Desert Appearance

Jul 26, 2016 Iridescent insect is active during summer months in Southern Arizona.
Colorized cancer cells

UA Cancer Center contributes to VP Biden's Cancer Moonshot

Jul 26, 2016 Effort seeks to complete a decade’s worth of research in 5 years, focusing on ovarian cancer.
The sun rises through the trees in the Coronado National Forest.

UA Research Finds Trees May Absorb Less CO2

Jul 25, 2016 North American forest growth slowing because of climate change, tree ring study reveals.
An artist's concept of select planetary discoveries made by NASA's Kepler space telescope.

Astronomers, Led by UA, Confirm 100-Plus New Planets

Jul 19, 2016 Celestial bodies could contain clues about our solar system's formation.
Sequent calculus

Study: College Calculus Deters Women from STEM Fields

Jul 18, 2016 Explanation for gender gap in science and technology jobs emerges in nationwide study.

Tucson Police, African American Communities Evaluate Relationship

Jul 15, 2016 Success working together creates a less-divided community, they say.
David Sbarra, associate professor & director of clinical training at the University of Arizona Department of Psychology, and Mary-Frances O’Connor, Assistant Professor at the University of Arizona Department of Psychology, discuss how the impact of mental illness can reach well beyond the mind.

UA Alzheimer's Research Looks at Aging Female Brain

Jul 14, 2016 Scientist considers reproductive milestones as triggers
Scientists study the effects of aging on the brain.

UA Researchers Focus on Healthy Aging Brain

Jul 13, 2016 Dementia, Alzheimer's are not inevitable.
An artist's impression shows a view of the triple star system HD 131399 from close to the giant planet orbiting in the system.

UA Student Discovers Distant Planet in Three-Star System

Jul 7, 2016 Four times Jupiter's mass, celestial body can offer clues to planetary formation.
Space shuttle Endeavour and its six-member STS-134 crew head toward Earth orbit and rendezvous with the International Space Station. Liftoff was at 8:56 a.m. (EDT) on May 16, 2011, from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.

Tucson Company Improving Space Mission Water Quality

Jul 4, 2016 Paragon Space Development process increases recycled water.
NASA's Juno mission to Jupiter will examine the origin and evolution of the solar system's largest planet.

UA Scientist to Delve into Jupiter's Secrets in Flyby

Jun 29, 2016 Juno spacecraft reaches solar system's largest planet July 4 after five-year journey.
The barred spiral galaxy NGC 6217 is the first image of a celestial object taken with the newly repaired Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) aboard the Hubble Space Telescope.

Flagstaff Astronomers Find Planet Orbiting Young Star

Jun 1, 2016 Prior discoveries of big planets were limited to old stars; this one's 'only' 2 million years.
UA planetary scientist Erich Karkoschka's images of Jupiter and Uranus are featured on US postage stamps issued May 31, 2016.

UA Planetary Images Get (Postage) Stamp of Approval

May 30, 2016 Scientist’s work will now grace U.S. mail

Personal Drones Can Endanger Wildfire Fighting Efforts

May 30, 2016 Use of personal unmanned aerial vehicles near a fire grounds aerial firefighting efforts
Completed in 1962, the National Solar Observatory's McMath-Pierce Solar Telescope at Kitt Peak, Arizona, is the world's largest solar telescope.

Era of Solar Discovery on Kitt Peak Coming to an End

May 25, 2016 Larger telescope on Maui will continue research
Computer generated image of objects in Earth orbit. Approximately 95 percent of the objects in this illustration are orbital debris (i.e., not functional satellites).

Meet Outer Space's First Traffic Controller, in Residence at UA

May 25, 2016 Research aims at keeping Earth-orbiting objects moving safely.

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