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Dozens of ASU researchers \u2014 whose expertise ranges from technology for older adults living alone to water insecurity solutions \u2014 will speak at the event, whose theme this year, Science @ Scale, aims to highlight the importance of research\u2019s value for the public good.","teaser":"When the American Association for the Advancement of Science Annual Meeting takes place this month in Phoenix, Arizona State University will be well represented.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-02\/20250325%20NathanJohnsonLEAPSLab_233.jpg?itok=dAeInGnG","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260206-science-and-technology-asu-researchers-aaas-annual-meeting-phoenix","hide_byline":"1","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"","contributor-contact-information-name":"","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-02\/20250325%20NathanJohnsonLEAPSLab_233.jpg?itok=dAeInGnG","image_alt":"Two men work on a solar panel","image_caption":"The upcoming American Association for the Advancement of Science Annual Meeting will feature ASU experts from a range of fields, including engineer Alexander Mobley (pictured), who will co-lead a workshop on microgrids. 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TowneWhen Karen Clark was a child traveling with her grandfather, the late ASU Professor Herbert L. Stahnke, she didn\u2019t realize how unusual their evening routines were.\u201cWhen we arrived at our destination, we always hunted outside for scorpions that glowed under our black light\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-01-05T16:04:59-07:00\u0022\u003E01\/05\/2026-4:04pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Learn about the scientist who developed a scorpion antivenom that saved the lives of countless children in Arizona in the 1950s to 1980s. And discover how research involving desert creatures continues at ASU today \u2013 offering insights into their evolutionary history and the possibility of medical breakthroughs.","teaser":"Written by Douglas C. TowneWhen Karen Clark was a child traveling with her grandfather, the late ASU Professor Herbert L. 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But\u0026nbsp;after years of drought,\u0026nbsp;many of the water sources\u0026nbsp;that the frogs rely on\u0026nbsp;have dried up. Combined with the\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-12-11T10:38:07-07:00\u0022\u003E12\/11\/2025-10:38am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Raedon Anderson conducted research about the breeding patterns of the endangered Chiricahua leopard frog. 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What he discovered could help curb mosquito-borne diseases and manage crop pests. And that\u2019s just \u0022the tip\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-05-09T14:37:25-07:00\u0022\u003E05\/09\/2025-2:37pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"An ASU scientist decided to find out why a bacterial infection makes fruit flies promiscuous. What he discovered could help curb mosquito-borne diseases and manage crop pests.","teaser":"When fruit flies are infected with Wolbachia bacteria, their sex lives \u2014 and ability to reproduce \u2014 change dramatically.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-05\/kar_drosophila_mating.png?itok=4db46zwF","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20250509-health-and-medicine-can-frisky-flies-save-human-lives","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU Knowledge Enterprise","contributor-contact-information-name":"Mikala Kass","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-5616","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-05\/kar_drosophila_mating.png?itok=4db46zwF","image_alt":"Illustration of a fruit fly surrounded by radiating hearts and three small hearts that contain other fruit flies","image_caption":"A parasite that invades the brain cells of fruit flies enhances their ability to reproduce. 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They are a conduit for global logistics \u2014 from the screens we scroll to the cars we drive.Additionally, they\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-04-17T10:49:34-07:00\u0022\u003E04\/17\/2025-10:49am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"From providing food to ferrying supplies to driving our weather, the ocean matters more than most of us may realize. So, ASU is taking a bold approach to ocean science that moves from the abstract to actual application. 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As urban sprawl in Phoenix threatens Lucy\u2019s warblers, ASU\u0026#039;s Deer Valley Petroglyph Preserve and Midwestern University are installing nest boxes to offer these elusive birds a safe nesting place to thrive.","teaser":"Each spring, tiny Lucy\u2019s warblers, with their soft gray plumage and rusty crown, return to the Arizona desert, flitting through the mesquite branches in search of safe places to nest.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-03\/warbler%201.png?itok=lDNuKPzm","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20250326-environment-and-sustainability-homes-songbirds-protecting-lucys-warblers-urban-desert","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Human Evolution and Social Change","contributor-contact-information-name":"Jessica Carpenter","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-03\/warbler%201.png?itok=lDNuKPzm","image_alt":"Lucy\u0026#039;s Warbler sitting in a tree","image_caption":"Lucy\u2019s warbler \u2014 the smallest warbler in North America \u2014 is a unique desert-dwelling species that have traditionally thrived in some of the hottest and most arid environments of the southwestern United States. 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With no common human-dog language, our ability to communicate relies on understanding and reading our pet, and vice versa.\u0026nbsp;That process can seem simple: You give your dog a treat, its eyes say, \u201cI am\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-03-11T18:09:03-07:00\u0022\u003E03\/11\/2025-6:09pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"If you think you can read your dog\u0026#039;s emotions, think again. New research from Arizona State University has revealed that people often do not perceive the true meaning of their pet\u2019s emotions and can misread their dog.","teaser":"Life with a dog is a matter of give and take, especially when it comes to communication. 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Waiting to be revealed in the diversity of life\u2019s genetic material are targets for new medicines to combat cancer and other diseases, food crop genes for improving farming, new \u201c\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-03-05T15:02:25-07:00\u0022\u003E03\/05\/2025-3:02pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Waiting to be revealed in the DNA of Earth\u2019s millions of species are targets for new medicines to combat cancer and other diseases, food crop genes for improving farming, new \u201cbiomaterials\u201d for manufacturing and more.","teaser":"Valuable secrets await discovery in the DNA of Earth\u2019s millions of species, most of them only sketchily understood.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-03\/sea%20goddess.jpg?h=7c51cb6b\u0026amp;itok=LdKLQC4r","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20250305-environment-and-sustainability-mapping-dna-over-1-million-species-could-lead-new-medicines","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Office of Media Relations and Strategic Communications","contributor-contact-information-name":"Joe Rojas-Burke","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-03\/sea%20goddess.jpg?h=7c51cb6b\u0026amp;itok=LdKLQC4r","image_alt":"Close-up of a sea slug against a coral backdrop.","image_caption":"The Earth BioGenome Project seeks discoveries in the genes of species such as sea slugs, which produce an arsenal of natural compounds that have potential as drugs against cancer, infections, parasites and neurodegenerative diseases. 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Colombia has more than 200 types of palms, but wax palms are special. They\u2019re the tallest palm in the world \u2014 reaching up to 200 feet \u2014 and they are only found here, in the\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-01-03T14:25:19-07:00\u0022\u003E01\/03\/2025-2:25pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Journey alongside ASU researchers working to preserve and protect vital ecosystems around the world. From studying endangered wax palms in the Columbian Andes to helping Indigenous communities build solar canoes in the Ecuadoran Amazon, their on-the-ground efforts showcase ASU\u2019s commitment to sustainability on a global scale.  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