Arizona Illustrated - Science and Nature

Quantum Consciousness and the Origin of Life

Apr 24, 2025 Did consciousness come before life? Researchers search for answers in NASA asteroid samples.

Planetary Seismometer

Feb 5, 2025 Discover how seismometers unveil secrets beneath moons, planets, and asteroids.

Europa Clipper

Jan 28, 2025 Europa Clipper is a NASA mission to study Jupiter’s moon Europa, an ocean world that might harbor alien life beneath its icy crust.

World’s Fastest Electron Microscope

Jan 16, 2025 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.

Reinventing Plastics

Nov 14, 2024 How sulfur is being used to make sustainable plastics.

Social Media & Democracy

Sep 13, 2024 Examining the ways in which social media technology is skewing our political realities.

On the Origin of COVID

Sep 12, 2024 Research now shows it wasn’t a lab leak

Philosophy of Fiction

Sep 11, 2024 Fictional storytelling is an important and pervasive part of how human cultures transmit knowledge and values across generations.

Augmented History

Apr 11, 2024 A new augmented reality app that explores history through virtual exhibits around Downtown Tucson.

John is Colorblind

Jan 15, 2024 Witness five individuals use corrective glasses that allows them to see colors that they never detected before.

OSIRIS-REx: Sample Return

Nov 13, 2023 Watch the conclusion of NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission as it safely returns an asteroid sample to Earth.

SPACEWATCH

Sep 19, 2023 Meet the scientists responsible for monitoring the night sky for hazardous asteroids and comets that might pose an impact threat to Earth.

Paragon Space Development

Jul 12, 2023 The Tucson-based company is currently creating the next generation of space suits for astronauts exploring the moon.

UA at Sierra Vista

May 20, 2023 The University of Arizona’s College of Applied Science & Technology (CAST) is the primary department centered at the UA extension campus in Sierra Vista, AZ.

Dogs! A Science Tail

May 12, 2023 A new exhibit at the Arizona Science Center explores the relationship between humans and dogs and what makes our connection so special.

Biofilm Discoveries

Feb 9, 2023 A retired professor at the University of Arizona has transformed a biofilm derived from lung tissue into multiple inventions that could solve everything from foodborne illness to the water crisis.

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