Science & Technology

A new U of A-led study combines data from ancient shells with advanced climate modeling to shed light on how El Niño weather patterns might change in a warming world.

Tree-ring data reveal that periodic shifts in strong winds high above Earth's surface have driven opposite climates in different parts of Europe for at least the past 700 years.

The Arizona Astrobiology Center received a $1 million gift from Eugene Jhong, a retired Google software developer, to support research on the origins of life and consciousness.

A group of researchers, including U of A astronomers, observed the atmosphere of a hot and uniquely inflated exoplanet using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.

Earth has been and can be warmer than it is today, but humans and animals can't adapt fast enough to keep up with climate change, a new study finds.

A new study provides a shortlist of the wildlife species present at the market from which SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, most likely arose.

The Southwest Climate Adaptation Science Center received a grant from the U.S. Geological Survey to help fund practical solutions to high-priority climate adaptation needs.

Researchers have developed a new biological sensing method that can detect substances at miniscule amounts, which is immediately useful for drug testing and other research.

Researchers from the U of A and Purdue University are developing VR-Bio-Talk, a tool that will let researchers work in virtual reality settings that mirror real agricultural environments.

A U of A-led study suggests that the act of mating can cause bodily changes at a molecular level, offering new insights into the role of intimacy beyond reproduction.