ASU researchers have developed an AI-powered flood-mapping tool that improves the ability for emergency responders to understand where water has spread and where help is needed most.

The ribosome is one of life’s most remarkable inventions — a tiny molecular machine inside every cell that turns genetic code into the proteins that keep us alive. Yet, scientists have long wondered: How did it come to be? Now, a fresh theory suggests that the ribosome may have started out as a parasite with virus-like properties before it became an essential partner in the cell.