Arizona Science

Kitt Peak National Observatory has reopened to the public after closures due to the pandemic and a mountain wildfire.

Scientists are learning more about dogs and their special communicative link with people.

Developments over the past decade have demonstrated the complexities of collecting and interpreting big data.

Scientists are catching up with the evolution of diet among animal species.

The Large Binocular Telescope has been observing planets, stars, and galaxies from atop Mount Graham since 2005. Telescope staff scientist Al Conrad discusses the most recent pictures it captured of Jupiter's volcanic moon Io.

Astronomers with the University of Arizona-backed Vera Rubin Observatory are on track to start their work early next year. Project outreach and education director Alan Strauss discusses how they will use the largest camera ever built to take a highly-detailed time-lapse look at our universe.

Scientists say 95 percent of the thickest ice in the Arctic Ocean has already melted. Now they are focusing on ice melt from inland glaciers in the Northern Hemisphere and how it's affecting sea level rise. University of Arizona planetary scientist Jack Holt is leading a team trying to predict how glaciers build and retreat in response to climate change.

Atomic particles move at one quintillionth of a second. University of Arizona physicist Mohammed Hassan is developing instruments that can detect light pulses in attoseconds, providing a new tool to measure quantum states of matter.

External brain stimulation is being used to treat issues ranging from schizophrenia to depression. University of Arizona psychology professor Ying Hui Chou talks about Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and its treatment potential for Alzheimer's patients.

A retired University of Arizona educator is making science available for kids learning at home. Optical Science professor emeritus Richard Powell talks about the challenge of writing a physics textbook that can be used by families dedicated to homeschooling education.