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Rendering courtesy of Ryan Molton Astronomers recently discovered an Earth-like planet orbiting within the habitable zone of its star. The findings are significant because the planet may house liquid water, which many scientists believe is necessary for life to form.

Astronomers discover Earth-like planet that could have liquid water

Michaela Kane
April 24, 2014
Dendrochronologists at the UA tree-ring lab use pieces of the Prometheus tree to determine its age. The bristlecone pine was approximately 5,000 years old.

Chopping down history:

Michaela Kane
April 10, 2014
Rendering courtesy of Ryan Molton The Big Bang theory holds that the universe exploded into existence approximately 13.8 billion years ago. Scientists recently detected the presence of gravitational waves in the cosmic background radiation, which further supports the theory.

Ripples in space

Michaela Kane
April 3, 2014

Scientists ‘cure’ HIV in second newborn worldwide

Michaela Kane
March 13, 2014
Grace Pierson/ The Daily Wildcat The UA College of Optical Sciences has been celebrating its 50th anniversary since Feb. 4.

UA optics department celebrates 50th anniversary

Michaela Kane
March 6, 2014
Courtesy of Dhruv Vig and Charles Wolgemuth The progession of the bacterial skin infection leads to the characteristic bulls-eye rash associated with Lyme Disease. The bacteria are transmitted to humans by ticks, which house the bacteria in their guts and salivary glands.

UA researchers use math to track bacteria

Michaela Kane
February 27, 2014
Michaela Kane / The Daily Wildcat Many consider chocolate to be an aphrodisiac. Some experts are unsure about the role it plays in sexual arousal.

Aphrodisiacs: modern-day love potions?

Michaela Kane
February 13, 2014
Photo Illustration by Michaela Kane/ The Daily Wildcat With marijuana now legal in Washington and Colorado, many people, including President Obama, are comparing the dangers of smoking pot to drinking.

Pick your poison, pot or booze?

Michaela Kane
January 30, 2014

‘Evolving Brain’ series continues with lecture on MRI tech

Michaela Kane
January 30, 2014
Michaela Kane / The Daily Wildcat Ed Beshore, the Deputy Principal Investigator of the OSIRIS-REx Mission, poses in front of one of the mission boards at the University of Arizonas lunar and planetary laboratory. The OSIRIS-REx mission is a sample retrieval mission that will send a spacecraft to a nearby asteroid to collect and return a sample to Earth.

Earth has high risk of asteroid impact

Michaela Kane
December 5, 2013
Michaela Kane / The Daily Wildcat Justin Schmidt, an entomologist at the UA, captures a grasshopper on Monday, Oct. 28. Schmidts work at the university involves understanding the behavior and defenses of stinging insects.

It’s a sting operation for bug professor

Michaela Kane
November 7, 2013
Photo illustration byMichaela Kane / The Daily Wildcat Dana Kralicek demonstrates what is looks like when someone is frightened. When people get scared, their blood pressure increases, the pupils dilate, and they experience a rush of energy.

Are you a scaredy Wildcat?

Michaela Kane
October 31, 2013
Michaela Kane / The Daily Wildcat Christopher Impey, a University of Arizona Distinguished Astronomy Professor, gave a lecture on Monday, Oct. 14 about the ethical issues posed by the future of astrobiology and space exploration.

Space exploration opens ethical dilemma

Michaela Kane
October 24, 2013
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