A new, thin-lensed telescope design could far surpass James Webb – goodbye mirrors, hello diffractive lenses Astronomers have discovered more than 5,000 planets outside of the solar system to date. The grand question is whether any of these planets are home to life. To find the answer, astronomers will likely need more powerful telescopes than exist today. The Conversation · Jul 12, 2023
Study reveals creative people enjoy idle time more than others According to a new study by University of Arizona researchers, creative people are more prone to spend their downtime during the day exploring their minds. Read further on Dynamite News: Dynamite News · Jul 12, 2023
Photos: 2023 NCAA Women’s Golf Championship at Grayhawk Golf Club Here's a look at some of the best photos from Grayhawk Golf Club. USA Today Sports Media Group · May 20, 2023
James Webb Space Telescope snaps amazing photo of alien asteroid belt The first asteroid belt ever found outside the solar system is more complex than expected, new observations by the James Webb Space Telescope reveal. Space · May 8, 2023
Commentary: University shooting is part of a disturbing trend On the afternoon of Oct. 5, 2022, Dr. Thomas Meixner, the head of the hydrology department at the University of Arizona, was shot and killed in his office by a deranged former graduate student. Tribune News Service · Mar 16, 2023
What does the science say about the origin of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic? Two U.S. intelligence agencies reportedly support the lab leak theory — with low-to-moderate confidence. No evidence has been shared. Scientists have strong evidence of animal spillover at a market. WEKU · Feb 28, 2023
Rob Gronkowski admits showing up hungover at Patriots pre-draft visit Rob Gronkowski thinks he probably had the worst pre-draft visit in Patriots' history. USA Today Sports Media Group · Feb 15, 2023
Truck driver dead and toxic orange cloud released after hazmat spill forces evacuation The truck carrying toxic nitric acid overturned on the I-10 in Arizona, US, sending a cloud of gas into the air which could be seen five miles away Daily Mirror · Feb 15, 2023
Free Speech Group Calls Out 10 Censorship-Prone Colleges To Avoid A rogues’ gallery of institutions that anybody with an independent mind should skip. Reason · Feb 10, 2023
More lunar missions means more space junk around the Moon – two astronomers are building a catalog to track the trash Scientists and government agencies have been worried about the space junk surrounding Earth for decades. But humanity’s starry ambitions are farther reaching than the space just around Earth. Ever since the 1960s with the launch of the Apollo program and the emergence of the space race between the U.S. and… The Conversation · Feb 6, 2023
STEM who? The humanities mount a comeback There's new evidence of a post-pandemic humanities education revival. Axios · Feb 2, 2023
Mars landforms show a bear in adorable Nasa satellite image The cute photo is actually composed of craters and possible mud vents that look like a Martian teddy. Evening Standard · Jan 30, 2023
A NASA spacecraft discovers a formation on Mars resembling a bear NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter snapped the uncanny photo in December. Eyes are formed by craters. A hill with a "V-shaped collapse structure" resembles a snout. WEKU · Jan 29, 2023
The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2022 Ex-grad student held in Arizona professor's fatal shooting A former University of Arizona graduate student arrested in the fatal shooting of a hydrology professor is being held without bond on suspicion of first degree murder and aggravated assault of a second person
The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2022 Former university student arrested for fatally shooting professor on campus Alleged gunman had just been evicted and reportedly told neighbours his time at school ‘wasn’t going well’
The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2022 Police: Ex-grad student kills Arizona professor on campus The University of Arizona has released the name of a professor who authorities said was fatally shot on campus by a former graduate student
The Guardian - US · Sep 19, 2022 ‘These kids can find anything’: California teens identify two new scorpion species The students traveled to salt lakes to collect specimens of unknown arachnids living in the harsh environment
Daily Record · Aug 31, 2022 Dementia risk can be increased by watching TV while sitting, study warns What you do while relaxing can increase your dementia risk, according to new research.
Daily Mirror · Aug 29, 2022 Watching TV while sitting has direct impact on dementia risk, warns study Being physical fit and eating a healthy diet will help to reduce a number of age-related diseases, but what you do in your leisure times may be just as important. A new study has found how you spend your while when sitting could either help or hinder your dementia risk
Inverse · Aug 6, 2022 Senior dogs could help us understand an incurable brain condition In a citizen science project, thousands of pet dogs are helping scientists to understand what happens to memory and cognition in old age
The Conversation · Aug 4, 2022 Establishing a Voice to Parliament could be an opportunity for Indigenous Nation Building. Here's what that means Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced the wording of the referendum question to enable a constitutionally enshrined Indigenous Voice to Parliament. It would seem Albanese has made a solid start on his election night promise to embrace the 2017 Uluru Statement from the Heart.
Salon · Jul 24, 2022 How Webb telescope will search for E.T. The space telescope has already proved that it can see distant planets' atmospheres
Inverse · Jul 21, 2022 How did supermassive black holes grow? Webb could reveal this key part of the early universe The telescope will look into the regions surrounding these monsters like never before.
Los Angeles Times · Jul 19, 2022 Michael Hiltzik: As professionals flee antiabortion policies, red states face a brain drain A few days ago, a university headhunter reached out to Elizabeth T. Jacobs, a professor of epidemiology at the University of Arizona, to gauge her interest in moving to a leading university in Texas.