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Satellite data exposes escalating 'boom-and-bust' dynamic in greening drylands

Today

Four decades of satellite records reveal that roughly 80% of global drylands are experiencing extreme swings in interannual productivity, and current models are missing it.

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U of A recognized as a leader in climate action with new Carnegie Classification

Tuesday

Out of the 14-institution cohort to receive this classification, the U of A is the largest R1 research university.

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Arizona-Based Author Tom Fleischner Presents New Book, 'Astonished by Beauty'

Tuesday

Arizona Environment to host naturalist and conservation biologist Tom Fleischner for an author talk and signing for his newest book, "Astonished By Beauty: A Field Guide to the Practice of Paying Attention."

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A researcher wearing green pants and a salmon-colored sweater crouches next to a rock deposit, holding a geologist's hammer.

Capybaras in the desert? Fossil casts doubt on Atacama as world's oldest continuously dry region

Sept. 16, 2026

Scientists were stunned when they discovered a fossilized tooth from a capybara that lived in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile almost 9 million years ago.

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Why you should never wear shoes in your house

Sept. 14, 2026
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A scuba is standing on a coral reef in shallow water. The diver is holding a pneumatic drill fed by compressed air from a scuba tank nearby. The air released in the process creates a white geyser of bubbles rushing to the surface.

El Niño grew more intense over the last 40 years than the previous 1,000

Aug. 28, 2026

Researchers found that El Niño's warming in the Pacific has become much stronger in the past four decades, with implications for extreme weather events across the globe.

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University of Arizona to honor Colorado River Indian Tribes through Native Languages Campus Sign Initiative

Aug. 28, 2026

U of A and community members are invited to ENR2 for a Sign Unveiling Ceremony honoring the Navajos of CRIT. The newly installed sign will feature Navajo Language. The ceremony will include gust speakers, cultural sharing, and refreshment!

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5 things you might not know about the brown recluse

Aug. 4, 2026

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.

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Department of Energy selects 5 U of A research projects through new AI-for-science 'Genesis Mission' awards

July 23, 2026

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.

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What food safety experts are eating during the cyclospora outbreak

July 22, 2026
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