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photo of a penguin on gray rocks in Antarctica

Science and technology

Mapping the genetic diversity of Antarctic life

A man on a ladder places a long cylinder of biological samples into a cryogenic storage tank.

Environment and sustainability

Decoding important wildlife DNA

September 24, 2026

A white mealybug on a plant stem.

Science and technology

A new twist in DNA

June 11, 2026

E. Coli

Science and technology

ASU researchers zero in on how sudden stress drains bacterial energy

May 18, 2026

Aubrey Yanagisawa in the lab

Sun Devil community

Grad pursues search for life beyond Earth

April 29, 2026

Daphnia

The origins of sex chromosomes

April 22, 2026

ASU campus at twilight

Local, national and global affairs

5 ASU faculty members named AAAS Fellows

March 26, 2026

Graphic illustration of mitochondria

Science and technology

Tracing how cells learned to live without oxygen

March 13, 2026

A 3D rendering of a ribosome translating a strand of messenger RNA

Science and technology

Did the ribosome begin as a parasite?

February 25, 2026

cells

Mapping the inner life of a mysterious ocean microbe

February 12, 2026

Close-up image of bacteria.

Science and technology

Secrets of microbial motion: How bacteria swash, glide and shift gears to survive

November 03, 2025