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The Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium on the campus of the University of Arizona.

Tucson's Flandrau Planetarium receives national recognition

Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this fall, is ranked among the top in the US.
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?

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

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

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

Communication is the theme for 2025's presenters.

Rogue Theatre's "Marjorie Prime" creates a conversation about what it means to be human in the age of AI.

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Understanding canyons on the moon; and more voices from The Class of 2024.
Bobcats in the wild.

Meet your feisty neighborhood felines in the Tucson area

Bobcats (Lynx rufus) are surviving and flourishing in urban settings, despite real challenges.
Two grand canyons on the moon radiating from the Schrödinger impact basin, from a view that looks obliquely across the lunar surface, like an astronaut in an approaching spacecraft.

The moon's grand canyons were carved in the blink of an eye

The Earth's Grand Canyon took millions of years to carve, but the moon's grand canyons took about ten minutes.
A view of the outside of the OSIRIS-REx sample collector. Sample material from asteroid Bennu can be seen on the middle right. Scientists have found evidence of both carbon and water in initial analysis of this material. The bulk of the sample is located inside.

First big results from OSIRIS-REx revealed

The ingredients for life were found on the asteroid.
A Louisiana aquarium has a new star — and a mystery — on its hands after a baby shark was born in a habitat without any males.

This shark pup was born in a habitat without any males. How did that happen?

Yoko the baby swell shark was born on Jan. 3, some eight months after her egg was discovered in a tank with that only housed other female sharks.
Skull of Sabre-Toothed Tiger - Museum of Anthropology - La Paz - Baja California Sur - Mexico. 2015

Saber teeth in predators evolved many times. Did it lead to their extinction?

A new analysis suggests saber teeth were highly specialized for puncturing prey, ultimately at the cost of durability.

World’s Fastest Electron Microscope

The Guinness World Record for developing the world’s fastest electron microscope now belongs to the Associate Professor of Physics and Optical Sciences, Mohammed Hassan.
Artist rendering of Blue Ghost and Tenacious rover on the lunar surface.

Latest private moon landing venture begins this week

Blue Ghost designed to carry a dozen scientific experiments to the lunar surface
Road improvements at I-10 & SR 87 in 2018.

New Arizona Transportation Institute enlists help from state universities for road issues

Engineering researchers will work on new surface compounds and ways to reduce highway repair costs
Spacewatch asteroid trackers use the 90 inch Bok telescope atop Kitt Peak to look for wayward space rocks.

Arizona asteroid hunters detected space rock that fell over Russia

The team used a University of Arizona telescope to track the object to its fiery fate.
International scientists, Alexander Werth, from left, professor Joy Reidenberg and Michael Denk study a male spade-toothed whale ahead of a dissection at Invermay Agricultural Centre, Mosgiel, near Dunedin, New Zealand, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024.

Scientists gather to decode puzzle of the world's rarest whale in 'extraordinary' New Zealand study

The creature, which washed up dead on a beach on New Zealand's South Island in July, is only the seventh specimen ever found.

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