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MLK's Tucson speech 67 years ago spoke deeply to U of A basketball star

People are talking less, but no one's quite sure why

Loss of Y chromosome in men could be early warning sign of cancer

New research has found that Y chromosome loss occurs in healthy-seeming tissue before tumors begin to form, making the loss of a hormone an early indicator of cancer danger.

New U of A Poetry Center mural invites young readers to explore stories from around the world

Scientists overhaul giant particle collider in search of universe's hidden building blocks

Tommy Lloyd, Arizona seize opportunity for growth in Europe

These bizarre, much-coveted microbes are revealing the origins of complex life

U of A mourns passing of longtime Arizona Senator Jon Kyl

Former Sen. Jon Kyl is a University of Arizona alumnus who represented Arizona in Congress for more than 25 years as a leading voice on legal and national security issues.

A researcher wearing green pants and a salmon-colored sweater crouches next to a rock deposit, holding a geologist's hammer.

Capybaras in the desert? Fossil casts doubt on Atacama as world's oldest continuously dry region

Wednesday

Scientists were stunned when they discovered a fossilized tooth from a capybara that lived in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile almost 9 million years ago.