Few spiders elicit as much fear as the brown recluse, but most people are far less likely to run into one or get bitten than they think, according to U of A researcher Matthew Cordes.

Five U of A projects have secured funding through the U.S. Department of Energy's Genesis Mission to apply artificial intelligence to accelerate scientific discovery in support of energy, national security and other critical national priorities.

Collaboration blending expertise from local organizations, researchers, community members, and local government, is helping lay the foundation for a socially and environmentally resilient urban landscape in Tucson that will support communities and ecosystems going into the future.

A new study shows that rising temperatures are going to hit plants harder than most current models predict, which could have significant implications for everything from plant and animal biodiversity to future weather patterns.