University of Arizona President Robert C. Robbins created a commission to identify solutions to the challenges facing Arizona agriculture in a rapidly changing climate. The recommendations are outlined in a new report.
When the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft delivers a sample from asteroid Bennu to Earth on Sept. 24, it will launch decades of scientific investigation. With the sample in hand, mission principal investigator Dante Lauretta is most excited to shed light on the origins of life on Earth.
As climate change affects conditions for growing local ingredients, your favorite hometown dish could taste different in the future. The Tasting Tomorrow project seeks to preserve family recipes in the face of climate change.
A four-person crew sealed themselves in an air-tight, pressurized habitat, called the Space Analog for the Moon and Mars, for six days to practice what it might be like to live on the surface of another celestial body. The first successful mission just wrapped up, but many more are to follow.
The Arizona Partnership for Climate-Smart Food Crops will promote climate-smart food production practices and help farmers reduce water consumption and carbon emissions.