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Waves generated by Hurricane Irma strike Saint Maarten in the Caribbean, 2017.

Episode 374: Building resilience against climate change

Jul 28, 2023 As the weather around us changes, scientists say we need to be more climate resilient.
Motorsports racing tires made from guayule rubber.

Episode 373: Growing a new source for rubber products

Jul 21, 2023 University of Arizona researchers are helping develop the desert shrub called guayule
Migrants are among those surveyed about health outcomes in Hispanic Health Paradox studies.

Episode 372: Solving the Hispanic Health Paradox

Jul 14, 2023 Researchers have found non-white Hispanics live longer and have better health outcomes than people from other ethnic and cultural groups.
Artist's rendering of the binary star system GG Tauri A.

Episode 371: Exploring solar systems with more than one sun

Jun 30, 2023 Astronomers are discovering our solar system is unique in that it only has one star.
Gamma ray burst from supernova.

Episode 370: Making new discoveries about gamma ray bursts

Jun 23, 2023 Space scientists call gamma ray bursts the most energetic events in the history of the universe.
Patient undergoing electrode visual therapy.

Episode 369: Research that helps our eyes see better

Jun 16, 2023 The University of Arizona is a leader in bio-engineered optical science.
Current spread of valley fever cases in the United States.

Episode 368: The growing concern about valley fever

Jun 2, 2023 The fungal infection known as valley fever is endemic to southwestern states like Arizona and California.
Man alone with Northern Lights

Episode 367: How social isolation can lead to health issues

May 26, 2023 The U-S Surgeon General says loneliness and social isolation can have a devastating impact on mental and physical health.
Navajo Nation family collecting water from local well.

Episode 366: Underrepresented groups in the debate over water resources

May 19, 2023 The University of Arizona is helping communities contribute to decision-making on water resources in the state.
Post-it notes are listed as one strategy for Alzheimer caregivers.

Episode 365: Decoding the mystery of Alzheimer's disease

May 12, 2023 Researchers investigating Alzheimer’s disease are focusing on the hormone estrogen.
Moving a replica Moai statue on Easter Island

Episode 364: Solving the mysteries of Easter Island

May 10, 2023 The huge stone heads on Easter Island in the Pacific have fascinated historians for centuries.
Brown dog tick.

Episode 363: Checking for ticks in Arizona

Apr 28, 2023 Cases of Rocky Mountain spotted fever are on the rise in Arizona.
A cancer cell (white) is attacked by two T cells (red) in this electron micrograph image.

Episode 362: How the body’s immune system defends us against disease

Apr 20, 2023 The immune system is similar to a microscopic security force with commanders that order cells to find and kill infectious intruders.
Fragment from Arizona's Meteor Crater near Flagstaff.

Episode 361: How asteroids can help us understand the history of our Solar System

Apr 7, 2023 The OSIRIS-REx mission is scheduled to return its sample of dust and rocks from the asteroid Bennu in September.
RIng-tailed lemur

Episode 360: Looking at lemur behavior in Madagascar

Mar 24, 2023 Researchers are spending time in Madagascar off the southeast coast of Africa studying family behavior in lemurs.
A collection of glacial ice cores can show a history of climate change.

Episode 359: Tracking climate change in pre-industrial society

Mar 17, 2023 Researchers are trying to reconcile conflicting data on global temperature changes prior to the Industrial Revolution.

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