Ghana has often been depicted as one of modern Africa’s success stories. But how different is contemporary Ghana to the vision its founding father Kwame Nkrumah had?
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The laws of physics dictate that to pick out ever fainter objects from space and see them more sharply, we’re going to need a bigger telescope. And that means we need massive mirrors.
To understand why insects sting and why the stings of such tiny animals hurt so much, we first needed a way to measure the pain they cause. So I created a sting pain index.
Rational actor theories suggest the powerless should be reluctant to trust the powerful, but studies show we tend to do just that.
According to scientists, tree-ring analysis shows that California drought is the worst it has been in 500 years.The study underscores the severity of current drought and the challenges of future water management in the state.
Not so long ago, I sat across the table from Teresa, age 25, in a migrant shelter right across the border from Nogales Arizona, her tired face glimmered through the veil of tears as she described her experience…
“All systems go!” I said cautiously with a long sigh of relief. I had approved plans for the first soil analysis that would give humankind clues to the past and future habitability of Mars. One small word…
A number of high-profile cases have put for-profit higher education in the US under the spotlight in recent months. In July, Corinithian Colleges, one of the largest for-profit providers in the country…
We had driven the land cruiser for half a day across the seemingly endless reaches of the Great Basin, the vast, near-waterless region of valleys and plains that stretches out from Nevada in the western…
Children in the mining towns of Mount Isa in Queensland and Port Pirie in South Australia are exposed to harmful levels of pollutants that increase their risk of learning and developmental disorders, and…
Climate change is already having a major impact on the planet, with impacts forecast to worsen significantly, according to the latest summary of peer-reviewed climate science from the Intergovernmental…
Walking into each room to greet my next patient often reminds me of Forrest Gump: “You never know what you’re going to get.” It’s challenging to have only one chance to get it right but I love being an…
All scientific evidence points to the fact that, if you go far enough back, all life on Earth is related through common ancestry. Turns out that applying the same sort of analysis shows that all humans…
Nearly two weeks into the longest heatwave in seven years, the UK has been basking in temperatures of up to 32C. But while the weather is welcome for many, not everyone is so lucky - researchers estimated…
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Assistant Professor of Ecology, Management and Restoration of Rangelands, University of Arizona
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University Distinguished Professor of Astronomy, University of Arizona
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Director of the Arizona Center for Judaic Studies, University of Arizona
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JASPER Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Arizona
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Professor of Physics, University of Arizona
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Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of Arizona
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Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Arizona
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Associate Professor in the School of Middle Eastern and North African Studies, University of Arizona
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Director of the Center for Trust Studies, Professor of Management and Organizations, University of Arizona
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Research Scientist, University of Arizona
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Professor of Environmental Science and Director, Water Resources Research Center, University of Arizona
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Professor of Spanish and Portuguese, University of Arizona
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Indigenous Governance Program Manager and Professor of Practice, University of Arizona
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Assistant Professor of Practice, W.A. Franke Honors College / Philosophy Department, University of Arizona
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Professor of Planetary Science, University of Arizona
