Posts Tagged ‘University of Arizona’
Violent weather on Neptune, Uranus doesn’t run deep
U. ARIZONA (US) — The atmosphere on the planets Uranus and Neptune goes from screaming winds of infernal violence to dead-quiet at a much shallower depth than previously thought. Continue…
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 12:38 - 0 Comments
Society & Culture - May 21, 2013 12:48 - 1 Comment
Early bilinguals pick up two ‘sound systems’
U. ARIZONA (US) — People who learn two languages early in life can switch back and forth between separate sound codes for each language. (more…)
Top Stories - May 14, 2013 8:21 - 1 Comment
Do other animals get a runner’s high?
U. ARIZONA (US) — Intense aerobic exercise sends more blood to the brain, giving humans a “runner’s high,” but do dogs and other animals experience one, too? (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 7, 2013 10:33 - 0 Comments
High blood sugar may raise Alzheimer’s risk
U. ARIZONA (US) — Elevated blood sugar levels may be associated with a higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, even in people without diabetes. (more…)
Society & Culture - May 1, 2013 11:10 - 0 Comments
Why being nice can backfire on a bad day
U. ARIZONA (US) — Making sacrifices for your partner after a stressful day may not be beneficial to either of you, a new study suggests. (more…)
Society & Culture - Apr 26, 2013 10:23 - 0 Comments
Maya marked start of ‘new form of society’
U. ARIZONA (US) — Scientists have uncovered evidence at a site in Guatemala that suggests the origins of the Maya civilization are more complex than previously thought. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 12, 2013 11:22 - 8 Comments
Why are insect and human brains so similar?
U. ARIZONA (US) / KING’S COLLEGE LONDON (UK) — Decision-making centers in the brains of insects and mammals share too many similarities to have evolved independently, a new study suggests. (more…)
Top Stories - Apr 2, 2013 10:40 - 2 Comments
Pests could chomp past double toxin
U. ARIZONA (US) —Crops genetically engineered to produce multiple toxins might not kill pests for long, warn researchers. (more…)
Society & Culture - Mar 26, 2013 11:21 - 0 Comments
Pottery shards show ancient social networks
U. ARIZONA (US) — Thousands of ceramic and obsidian artifacts from A.D. 1200-1450 show the growth and collapse of long-distant relationships in the US Southwest. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Mar 26, 2013 10:53 - 0 Comments
After die-off, forests hold tight to carbon
U. ARIZONA (US) — After a massive tree die-off, conventional wisdom has it that a forest will go from carbon sink to carbon source, but new research shows it’s not as dramatic an effect as previously thought. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 18, 2013 10:17 - 0 Comments
Both heat and humidity predict flu globally
U. ARIZONA / COLUMBIA U. (US ) — Flu season and cold weather are usually thought to go hand-in-hand, but a new study links two types of environmental conditions to “influenza peaks:” cold-dry and humid-rainy. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Mar 12, 2013 12:12 - 0 Comments
Tree rings detail 470 years of ‘monsoon failure’
U. ARIZONA (US) — Tree rings in southwestern North America show that long-term droughts have been caused by a lack of both summer and winter rains. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 7, 2013 9:30 - 1 Comment
Man’s rare Y chromosome traced back 338,000 years
U. ARIZONA (US) — DNA from an African American in South Carolina pushes back the time of the most recent common ancestor for the Y chromosome lineage tree to 338,000 years ago. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Mar 7, 2013 6:03 - 1 Comment
Antarctica: Flat to fjord 34M years ago
U. ARIZONA (US) — Antarctica’s topography began changing from flat to fjord-filled about 34 million years ago—an important finding for modeling how the Antarctic ice sheet affects global climate and sea-level rise. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 1, 2013 14:16 - 0 Comments
Female lemurs outlive males with ‘itchy feet’
STONY BROOK / U. ARIZONA (US) — Both male and female lemurs stray from the safety of the group, but the females eventually settle down—perhaps a clue to why they tend to outlive the males, researchers say. (more…)
Society & Culture - Feb 22, 2013 12:05 - 1 Comment
Learning Facebook may keep seniors sharp
U. ARIZONA (US) — For adults over 65, learning to use Facebook could offer a boost in cognitive function, according to preliminary new research. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 21, 2013 11:30 - 4 Comments
Most abundant ocean viruses attack bacteria
U. ARIZONA (US) — Odd-looking viruses are waging war on an ocean-living bacterium that’s key to the Earth’s carbon cycle, say researchers. (more…)
Top Stories - Feb 21, 2013 7:46 - 0 Comments
How Saturn’s Titan cooks up smog
U. ARIZONA (US) — New details of how aerosol particles on Saturn’s smoggy moon Titan got their start may help predict how such particles form in other atmospheres and on Earth. (more…)
Top Stories - Feb 12, 2013 12:16 - 0 Comments
Heart beats sync up in romantic couples
UC DAVIS (US) — When people are in love, their hearts actually beat for each other, or at least at the same rate, according to new research. (more…)
