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Dirt trail in the Huachuca Mountains, cutting through vegetation, with a white-nosed coati, a small mammal with bushy tail, in the center of the trail. Photo capture by wildlife camera trap.

Environment and sustainability

People aren’t the only ones using the Arizona Trail

new faculty

New College welcomes 9 new faculty members advancing research and education

August 24, 2026

Two men look up at a large white weather balloon one is holding.

Environment and sustainability

ASU launches Phoenix weather study to unlock secrets of monsoon storms

June 23, 2026

Cash, a Chimpanzee of the Ngogo community in Kibale National Park, Uganda. Photo by Kevin Langergraber.

Science and technology

Rare, violent rift discovered in Ngogo chimpanzee group from 'Chimp Empire'

April 09, 2026

Two women pose for a photo in a lab looking at soil samples in tubes

Science and technology

Corpses leave clues behind in the soil long after they’re gone

March 06, 2026

Portrait of Nina Fefferman.

Science and technology

Uncovering a pandemic’s ‘perfect storm’

February 05, 2026

A photo illustration of intestines is superimposed on a soccer player making a kick

Health and medicine

ASU teams up with Phoenix Children’s to help kids with painful inflammatory bowel diseases

July 25, 2025

Young boy wading in a river

Environment and sustainability

Saving the environment to save ourselves

April 17, 2025

Photo of prescription bottle and paper about side effects

Health and medicine

Making medicine side-effect free

April 15, 2025

Dried marijuana buds.

Health and medicine

New study reveals high levels of toxins in seized cannabis from Arizona and California

March 20, 2025

Close-up of a sea slug against a coral backdrop.

Environment and sustainability

Mapping DNA of over 1 million species could lead to new medicines, other solutions to human problems

March 05, 2025