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osseosurface electronic device applied to a synthetic bone

Researchers Develop Ultra-Thin 'Computer on the Bone'

Nov. 18, 2021

Engineers and physicians teamed up to develop an ultra-thin wireless device that grows to the surface of bone and could someday help medical professionals monitor bone health and healing over long periods.

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Huanan Seafood Market in Wuhan, China

Evidence Points to Animal Market, Not Lab, as Epicenter of Pandemic

Nov. 18, 2021

In a paper published in Science, UArizona virus expert Michael Worobey connects the dots from the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak and shows that an origin other than the Huanan Seafood Market is extremely unlikely. 

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Ever Been Lost in the Grocery Store? Researchers are Closer to Knowing Why it Happens

Nov. 16, 2021

A new study by UArizona psychology researchers sheds light on how the brain remembers similar spatial environments and avoids confusion between them – or doesn't.

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The Earth, the asteroid Kamo`oalewa and the moon

Near-Earth Asteroid Might be a Lost Fragment of the Moon

Nov. 11, 2021

The near-Earth asteroid Kamo`oalewa might actually be a fragment of our moon, according to a team of astronomers led by the University of Arizona. Kamo`oalewa is a quasi-satellite – a type of near-Earth asteroid that orbits the sun but remains relatively close to Earth.

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Global Temperatures Over Last 24,000 Years Show Today's Warming 'Unprecedented'

Nov. 10, 2021

A UArizona-led effort to reconstruct Earth's climate since the last ice age highlights the main drivers of climate change and how far human activity has pushed the climate system.

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Helping Women Overcome Discrimination in STEM

Nov. 8, 2021

UArizona Provost Liesl Folks is principal investigator on a project that aims to give women in science, technology, engineering and math disciplines strategic tools to identify, address and overcome gender bias and discrimination.

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Calcite crystals

A Life Less Obvious: Study Sheds Light on the Evolution of Underground Microbes

Nov. 1, 2021

A new study sheds light on the evolutionary history of the deep biosphere – a hidden realm of microbes inhabiting the upper few kilometers of Earth's crust.

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Several instruments joined forces to produce this image of the G237 protocluster, identifying its galaxies in different colors representing different wavelengths of observations.

Astronomers Discover Massive Galaxy 'Shipyard' in the Distant Universe

Oct. 27, 2021

Astronomers have discovered a structure thought to be a "protocluster" of galaxies on its way to developing into a galaxy supercluster. The discovery was made possible, in part, by the UArizona-managed Large Binocular Telescope.

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The world's largest robotic field scanner is mounted on a 30-ton steel gantry moving along 200-meter steel rails over 1.5 acres of energy sorghum at the Maricopa Agricultural Center.

Researchers Develop Tools to Listen, Talk to Plants with $25M from NSF

Oct. 26, 2021

Through a newly established NSF Science and Technology Center, UArizona researchers will use digital tools to communicate with plants and develop new crops to support sustainable agriculture.

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artist’s impression of a hot Jupiter planet

Astronomers Provide 'Field Guide' to Exoplanets Known as Hot Jupiters

Oct. 21, 2021

By combining Hubble Space Telescope observations with theoretical models, a team of astronomers has gained insights into the chemical and physical makeup of a variety of exoplanets known as hot Jupiters.

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Transmission towers and lines covered in snow in East Texas

Changing Ocean Currents Are Driving Extreme Winter Weather

Oct. 20, 2021

The U.S. will experience more extreme cold winter weather as climate change slows down ocean currents, new research finds. The study was motivated by the extreme cold experienced in Texas earlier this year.

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Black-tail prairie dogs 'greet kissing'

Who's Been Kissing Who? Prairie Dog 'Greet Kisses' Reveal Complex Social Networks

Oct. 14, 2021

Prairie dog kisses helped researcher Jennifer Verdolin map the intricacies of prairie dog social dynamics – from how many friends a particular prairie dog has to how many connections the critter facilitates.

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