{"nodes":[{"node":{"nid":"111876","title":"Tracing how cells learned to live without oxygen","body":"Mitochondria are among the most important structures inside living cells. These tiny compartments help generate the energy that powers not only our bodies, but also the cells of all eukaryotes (i.e., animals, plants, fungi and countless single-celled organisms like amoebae).The origin of\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-03-13T09:00:00-07:00\u0022\u003E03\/13\/2026-9:00am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Scientists have discovered unusual microbes that offer new clues about how cells adapt to life with little or no oxygen. 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Sure, she\u2019s been enjoying the spectacular run of her hometown Major League Baseball team in their pursuit of a second World Series championship, but as a conservation biologist and field ecologist with a passion for herpetology, it\u2019s actually the team\u2019s namesake \u2014 the western diamondback rattlesnake \u2014 that has her heart.","teaser":"Editor\u2019s note:\u0026nbsp;This story is featured in the\u0026nbsp;2023","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/pxl_20230923_040652542.jpg?h=e08eef20\u0026amp;itok=f_uA8T9E","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20231026-arizona-impact-asu-10-facts-diamondbacks-world-series","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"College of Integrative Sciences and Arts","contributor-contact-information-name":"Maureen Roen","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail 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However, global conversations about conservation and climate change often\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222023-09-08T13:20:00-07:00\u0022\u003E09\/08\/2023-1:20pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"A thought-provoking perspective co-authored by Regents and Foundation Professor Osvaldo E. Sala was published in Nature Sustainability. 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They didn\u2019t know there was an arboretum on campus.\u201cIt\u2019s a\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222023-04-14T10:08:00-07:00\u0022\u003E04\/14\/2023-10:08am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Did you know the Polytechnic campus has an arboretum? 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Despite the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act adopted in 2014, the groundwater depletion rate has accelerated to a point where groundwater could disappear over the next several decades.","teaser":"Editor\u2019s note:\u0026nbsp;This story is featured in the\u0026nbsp;","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/my_project_1.jpg?itok=ztJjKW2S","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20230109-study-california-groundwater-prompts-wakeup-call-arizona","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU Knowledge Enterprise","contributor-contact-information-name":"Sandy Keaton Leander","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-965-9865","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus, California","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/my_project_1.jpg?itok=ztJjKW2S","image_alt":"NASA\/German Research Centre for Geosciences rocket launches into the sky.","image_caption":"Researchers used data from a special NASA satellite to discover changes in groundwater stores. In this image, the NASA\/German Research Centre for Geosciences GRACE Follow-On spacecraft launched onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on May 22, 2018, from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. This mission measured changes in how mass is redistributed within and among Earth\u0026#039;s atmosphere, oceans, land and ice sheets, as well as within Earth itself. 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This is cause for concern, as highly visited coral reefs are negatively impacted by elevated pollution, infrastructure and development, as well as on-reef visitation and the physical damages accrued through recreating tourists. 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Yet when we think about studying the environment, we often think about everywhere but cities.For the past 25 years, scientists at Arizona State University have been studying the Phoenix metropolitan area as an\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222022-11-15T15:17:00-07:00\u0022\u003E11\/15\/2022-3:17pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"For 25 years, ASU scientists have studied Phoenix as an urban ecosystem. Find out what they have learned and how they are guiding us in creating a sustainable and equitable future.","teaser":"More than half of all humans worldwide \u2014 and over 80% in the U.S. \u2014 live in cities. 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But the scientists who guide this work are limited by the amount of ground they can cover. At Arizona State University\u2019s Center for Global Discovery and Conservation Science, researchers are expanding their\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222022-11-14T15:36:00-07:00\u0022\u003E11\/14\/2022-3:36pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Conservation at a global scale \u2014 it\u2019s necessary, but how do we make it possible? ASU\u2019s environmental experts are pushing the limits of technology to get actionable insights faster.","teaser":"Conservation is a call to protect and restore life on our planet, and the need is urgent. 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