1. Podcasts
  2. Arizona Science podcast
  3. Arizona Science

Arizona Science

Coronavirus illustration.

Studying and searching for coronavirus in Tucson

Mar 6, 2020 Tracking the source of COVID-19 and looking for traces in Tucson.
CRISPR gene editing technology can help scientists fight diseases affecting plants.

Episode 221: How science can help feed the world

Feb 28, 2020 Using scientific tools to answer the challenge of feeding the world's population.
The use of large computer data sets is a fundamental part of modern research.

Episode 220: Understanding the positives and negatives of machine learning

Feb 21, 2020 The AI revolution comes with great promise, but also peril.
Little Colorado River in the White Mountains of Arizona

What the future holds for biodiversity on our planet

Feb 14, 2020 Biodiversity and ecosystems connect Earth's living and physical components.
UA psychology professor Arne Ekstrom (r.) guides student Mike Starrett on virtual reality treadmill.

Episode 219: Exploring virtual reality

Feb 7, 2020 There's more to VR than just gaming.
Photo from the Cassini spacecraft of Saturn's moon Enceladus, which scientists say could harbor extraterrestrial life.

Episode 218: How extraterrestrial life could affect us on Earth

Jan 31, 2020 How finding extraterrestrial life will change the way we live on Earth.
Representatives from UA, National Science Foundation, and the Navajo Nation with a UA-developed solar powered water purification system.

Episode 217: Problem-solving on the Navajo Nation.

Jan 23, 2020 Putting a focus on problem-solving on the Navajo Nation.
Researching the relationship between exercise, stress and the immune system.

Episode 216: Exercise, stress and the immune system

Jan 17, 2020 Researching the relationship between exercise, stress and the immune system.
UA physics professor John Rutherford is working on projects at the Large Hadron Collider in Europe

Episode 215: Conducting research on the cutting edge of particle physics.

Jan 10, 2020 The Large Hadron Collider in Europe helps scientists make discoveries basic to our understanding of the known universe.
Illustration shows collision between Earth and another body during the formation of the solar system 4-5 billion years ago.

Episode 214: The origin of our moon

Jan 3, 2020 What’s the origin story for Earth’s moon?
University of Arizona chemistry and biochemistry professor Craig Aspinwall.

Episode 213: Creating new tools to find out how cells in the human body work

Dec 20, 2019 New methods to observe important cellular functions.
Scientists are considering vertical farming as a sustainable and climate-smart way of growing crops.

Episode 212: Vertical farming

Dec 13, 2019 Certainly not your grandmother’s greenhouse!
Micrograph showing the changes of herpes simplex virus (HSV) Pap test.

Episode 211: Trying to understand a virus that infects most of us

Dec 6, 2019 Learning more about herpes viruses.
Earth-orbiting GRACE satellites work in tandem to acquire accurate surface data.

Episode 210: Using gravimetry from satellites to measure snowfall

Nov 27, 2019 How scientists use satellites in earth orbit to measure how much water we can use on the ground.
Biosphere 2, outside Oracle, AZ.

Episode 209: Researching climate change at Biosphere 2

Nov 22, 2019 Using Biosphere 2 to research climate change.
Episode 208: Osiris-Rex sampling sites advance to the final four.

Episode 208: Osiris-Rex sampling sites advance to the final four.

Nov 15, 2019 Planners for the University of Arizona-led Osiris-Rex mission are getting closer to choosing a sampling site

Selected Archive Filters

Arizona Science
Back to Top
AZPM is a service of the University of Arizona and our broadcast stations are licensed to the Arizona Board of Regents who hold the trademarks for Arizona Public Media and AZPM. We respectfully acknowledge the University of Arizona is on the land and territories of Indigenous peoples.
The University of Arizona