Rising temps put desert shrubs in high-efficiency mode
Categories:
Long-term observations track Mojave Desert plants’ responses to climate change.
Read MoreCategory: Research
Gamma-ray scientists bring distant stars into focus
Categories:
For the first time in nearly 50 years, stellar intensity interferometry has been used to take the measure of the stars.
Read MoreLargest 3-D map of the universe ever created
Categories:
The results are measurements of more than 2 million galaxies and quasars covering 11 billion years of cosmic time.
Read MoreGerald Stringfellow’s bright idea
Categories:
The legacy of the U’s mastermind behind LED-based technology was honored in a video from the National Academy of Inventors.
Read MorePioneering method reveals dynamic structure in HIV
The new technique can track molecules in real time, at room temperature, with impressive resolution.
Read MoreRecovered, but uncertain
Clement Chow found himself on the leading edge of a tidal wave as one of the first COVID-19 cases in Utah.
Read MoreInsights into climate change during origin of dinosaurs
Categories:
An international team reveals discoveries about an unusual time called the ‘Carnian Pluvial Episode.’
Read MoreU introduces two new courses focused on COVID-19
Categories:
Courses explore communication challenges and mathematical modeling of the pandemic.
Read MoreCOVID-19 causes ‘hyperactivity’ in blood-clotting cells
Researchers found that inflammatory proteins produced by the virus significantly alter the function of platelets.
Read MoreResponding to patients’ social needs
Categories:
U scientists developed and tested a new tool that assesses the social needs of ER patients and, if necessary, refers them to up to 46 community resources available through United Way 211.
Read MoreCommunity science birding data does not yet capture global bird trends
Categories:
More observations and more focus on common birds could fill the data gap.
Read MoreCOVID-19 complication clues
An overactive defense response may lead to increased blood clotting, disease severity and death from COVID-19, but a naturally occurring protein may quiet that response.
Read More