Image When in drought: Researchers map which parts of the Amazon are most vulnerable to climate change June 19, 2024 Some areas of the Amazon rainforest are more resilient to drought than others, new UArizona-led research shows. If not managed carefully, we could "threaten the integrity of the whole system," researchers say. Read more at University of Arizona News
Image UArizona oceanographer shares expertise during National Ocean Month June 18, 2024 In honor of National Ocean Month, Joellen Russell talks about the role of oceans in absorbing heat and carbon, and how ocean activity impacts Arizonans. Read more at UArizona News
Image Magic of the monsoon: A 'socially and ecologically' important phenomenon for the Southwest June 14, 2024 Two climate scientists discuss the significance of the monsoon and how members of the public can make their own rainfall predictions. Read more at UArizona News
Image UArizona graduate student and team discover most distant supernovas ever found June 11, 2024 Using data from the James Webb Space Telescope, researchers have discovered about 80 new supernovas. Their findings provide a new window into the early universe. Read more at UArizona News
Image Peeking into the invisible world of the atmosphere June 10, 2024 UArizona researchers have developed a new way to uncover hidden layers in the atmosphere, which could help better explain how pollution gets trapped over cities. Read more at UArizona News
Image Studying Arctic glaciers with airborne radar: UArizona project attracts $30M from NASA June 10, 2024 The Snow4Flow mission, led by professor Jack Holt, will measure glaciers' ice and snow thickness and help scientists better predict how glacial melting contributes to sea level change. Read more at UArizona News
Image Webb Telescope finds plethora of carbon molecules around young star June 6, 2024 A team of astronomers, including UArizona scientists, used the telescope to study the disk of gas and dust around a young, low-mass star. Read more at UArizona News
Image Glimpses of a volcanic world: New telescope images of Jupiter's moon Io rival those from spacecraft May 30, 2024 Astronomers have captured a volcanic event on Jupiter's moon Io at a resolution never before achieved with Earth-based observations. Read more at UArizona News
Image Webb Telescope spots the two most distant galaxies ever seen at cosmic dawn May 30, 2024 Researchers have discovered the most distant galaxy ever detected. The secrets it contains challenge previous assumptions about galactic evolution. Read more at UArizona News
Image 'Mind-boggling' quasars and atmospheres of vaporized rock: UArizona astronomers explore cosmos with Webb Telescope May 29, 2024 UArizona astronomers have scored some of the largest chunks of observing time with NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. Read more at UArizona News