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We inhabit nearly every corner of the world, and can thrive in deserts, tropical rainforests and even extremely cold climates.But how?Scientists say we did it through not only biological evolution, but\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-03-13T12:00:00-07:00\u0022\u003E03\/13\/2026-12:00pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"New research from Arizona State University evolutionary anthropologist\u00a0Charles Perreault shows how human global dominance was predominately achieved through cultural evolution.","teaser":"Humans really do rule the world. We took over fast and far, more than any other wild vertebrates. We inhabit nearly every corner of the world, and can thrive in deserts, tropical rainforests and even extremely cold climates.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-03\/Your%20paragraph%20text%20%281%29.png?itok=qA-ib06B","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260313-science-and-technology-how-humans-took-over-planet","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\/2026-03\/Your%20paragraph%20text%20%281%29.png?itok=qA-ib06B","image_alt":"Graphic illustration of the Earth, as seen from space.","image_caption":"Earth as seen from space. 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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. The findings help explain how mitochondria, the tiny structures that power our cells, can shrink, change or even disappear over evolutionary time.","teaser":"Mitochondria are among the most important structures inside living cells.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-03\/mitochondrial-genome-wideman.png?itok=wFzJ8gUg","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260313-science-and-technology-tracing-how-cells-learned-live-without-oxygen","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Biodesign Institute at ASU","contributor-contact-information-name":"Richard Harth","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-0378","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\/2026-03\/mitochondrial-genome-wideman.png?itok=wFzJ8gUg","image_alt":"Graphic illustration of mitochondria","image_caption":"A newly discovered lineage of microbes is helping scientists understand how mitochondria \u2014 the energy-producing structures inside cells \u2014 can evolve, shrink or disappear as organisms adapt to low-oxygen environments. 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It is the first mission dedicated to long-term\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-03-12T09:00:33-07:00\u0022\u003E03\/12\/2026-9:00am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"The Star-Planet Activity Research CubeSat, or SPARCS, has captured its first images of stars from space, marking the start of its science operations in orbit. The mission, led by ASU and funded by NASA, is dedicated to long-term ultraviolet monitoring of nearby low-mass stars, the most common in our galaxy that often have Earth-sized, possibly habitable planets.","teaser":"The Star-Planet Activity Research CubeSat, or SPARCS, has captured its first images of stars from space. 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Then suddenly, you find yourself surrounded by a shower of brilliant, bioluminescent fireworks.This is just the beginning of an ocean expedition into the\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-03-04T15:34:03-07:00\u0022\u003E03\/04\/2026-3:34pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"A team of intrepid researchers from ASU recently embarked on a journey to the hidden depths of the ocean, where alien ecosystems teeming with life thrive among deep-sea hydrothermal vents. They\u0026#039;re hoping to learn more about nitrogen cycling and the microbial life thriving in these extreme conditions, which play a vital role in the ocean\u0026#039;s delicate chemistry and overall health.","teaser":"Imagine descending nearly a mile and a half into a watery abyss, watching the sunlight disappear as the world around you turns completely black.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-02\/IMG_2770.JPG?itok=waQeJjPx","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260304-environment-and-sustainability-scientists-explore-deep-sea-learn-about-microbial-life","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","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-02\/IMG_2770.JPG?itok=waQeJjPx","image_alt":"Researchers aboard a boat as the sun sets behind them.","image_caption":"ASU postdoctoral researcher Sheryl Murdock advises ASU PhD student Alexi Avery before a dive in \u0026quot;Alvin,\u0026quot; a specialized \u0026quot;human occupied vehicle,\u0026quot; or HOV, used by researchers to explore the deep sea. The dive is part of an ocean expedition to study deep-sea hydrothermal vents. 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Chennai Fusion Grill in Chandler, Arizona, introduced its robot server\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-03-04T14:53:37-07:00\u0022\u003E03\/04\/2026-2:53pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"ASU Associate Professor Jong-Hyeong Kim researches the impact of technology in hospitality on customer experience. In a Q\u0026amp;A about his recent work, he discusses how customers\u2019 perceptions of robots in restaurant service can impact their sense of loyalty and how restaurants can balance technology and human interaction to meet diners\u2019 needs.","teaser":"Robots in food service are a fairly recent development in the Phoenix metropolitan area.\u0026nbsp;","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-03\/March-2026_robots-starship.jpg?itok=RJB6Ug1d","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260304-business-and-entrepreneurship-associate-professor-explores-customer-reaction-robot-service","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions","contributor-contact-information-name":"Ayrel Clark-Proffitt","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"ASU In China, Downtown Phoenix campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-03\/March-2026_robots-starship.jpg?itok=RJB6Ug1d","image_alt":"Two small, white Starship Technologies\u2019 autonomous food-delivery robots cruise down the sidewalk next to a skateboarding student. 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And according to an Arizona State University researcher, it helps us make more thoughtful, less impulsive decisions.And it\u2019s not just the quantity that makes a difference; it\u2019s the quality of sleep.\u201cHow rested do\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-02-27T10:04:27-07:00\u0022\u003E02\/27\/2026-10:04am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"We all know how the next day feels after a restless night: drowsiness, irritability, loss of concentration. But according to an ASU psychologist, lack of sleep can also influence how much someone drinks and their level of depression \u2014 and it\u0026#039;s the quality of sleep that\u00a0matters most.","teaser":"Sleep may not be a panacea for everything, but it does shape how we function each day. 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Emails. Social media reels and TikToks. Log in here, check this app, reply to that \u2014 then pull the phone back out seconds later and start again, forgetting why you reached for it in the first place.People of all ages have felt extra tethered to their devices during and since the COVID-19\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-02-27T09:27:11-07:00\u0022\u003E02\/27\/2026-9:27am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"During the pandemic, screens became classrooms, social spaces and places for entertainment all in one, often at the expense of sleep. During Sleep Awareness Month, researchers at Arizona State University reflect on what that abrupt shift meant for teens.","teaser":"Texts. Emails. Social media reels and TikToks. Log in here, check this app, reply to that \u2014 then pull the phone back out seconds later and start again, forgetting why you reached for it in the first place.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-02\/AdobeStock_971100625.jpeg?h=259428fd\u0026amp;itok=qcVCKcI_","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260227-health-and-medicine-screens-school-and-sleep-how-pandemic-changed-teen-sleep-routines","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"T. 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Yet, for all its importance, scientists have long wondered: How did this intricate structure come to be?Now, a fresh theory suggests\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-02-25T08:04:46-07:00\u0022\u003E02\/25\/2026-8:04am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"The ribosome is one of life\u2019s most remarkable inventions \u2014 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.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n","teaser":"The ribosome is one of life\u2019s most remarkable inventions \u2014 a tiny molecular machine inside every cell that turns genetic code into the proteins that keep us alive.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-02\/shutterstock_2685663301.jpg?itok=4z1cmVb4","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260225-science-and-technology-did-ribosome-begin-parasite","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Biodesign Institute at ASU","contributor-contact-information-name":"Richard Harth","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-0378","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\/2026-02\/shutterstock_2685663301.jpg?itok=4z1cmVb4","image_alt":"A 3D rendering of a ribosome translating a strand of messenger RNA","image_caption":"A 3D rendering of a ribosome translating a strand of mRNA. 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Historically, Arizona copper has supported the nation\u2019s electrification and supplied\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-02-24T15:29:51-07:00\u0022\u003E02\/24\/2026-3:29pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Copper is one of 60 critical minerals essential to U.S. economic, energy and national security applications, but it has vulnerable supply chains. Arizona State University is partnering with Phoenix-based metals company Freeport-McMoRan to develop advanced technologies involving artificial intelligence and robotics to make domestic copper mining more efficient and to prepare the workforce for this important industry. ","teaser":"Copper is a key part of the Arizona economy \u2014\u0026nbsp;and Arizonans\u2019 lives.\u0026nbsp;","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-02\/26%20KE%20Story%20-%20Critical%20Minerals_Part2_Banner.jpg?itok=IFrmPcvM","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260224-local-national-and-global-affairs-asu-works-freeportmcmoran-strengthen-supply-critical","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Knowledge Enterprise","contributor-contact-information-name":"Monique Clement","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus, Polytechnic campus, Off campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-02\/26%20KE%20Story%20-%20Critical%20Minerals_Part2_Banner.jpg?itok=IFrmPcvM","image_alt":"A collage graphic depicting the state of Arizona, copper, mining, robotics, artificial intelligence and students learning.","image_caption":"Copper is necessary to all facets of daily life and an important part of Arizona\u2019s economy. 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That is the driving question for Project Gen Z, an initiative that embeds Gen Z undergraduates as researchers in the study of how learning is changing.Project Gen Z is led by President\u2019s\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-02-23T13:38:07-07:00\u0022\u003E02\/23\/2026-1:38pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Are best practices in college biology teaching, built on 30-plus years of research, working for Gen Z students? That is the driving question for Project Gen Z, an initiative that embeds Gen Z undergraduates as researchers in the study of how learning is changing.","teaser":"Are best practices in college biology teaching, built on 30-plus years of research, working for Gen Z students?","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-02\/b3dad9f0-a9ef-4b3a-9472-e28e83d10188.jpg?h=70a1df78\u0026amp;itok=UU2G8ONe","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260223-science-and-technology-project-gen-z-asks-whether-college-teaching-working-current","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Life Sciences","contributor-contact-information-name":"Gabriela Harrod","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\/2026-02\/b3dad9f0-a9ef-4b3a-9472-e28e83d10188.jpg?h=70a1df78\u0026amp;itok=UU2G8ONe","image_alt":"Sara Brownell at the podium of a large lecture hall filled with students","image_caption":"President\u0026#039;s Professor Sara Brownell speaks during a class session of BIO 360: Animal Physiology \u2014\u00a0one of the largest lectures in the School of Life Sciences. 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Instead, the Atlanta native saw her historic win as an opportunity to shine a\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-02-18T14:08:04-07:00\u0022\u003E02\/18\/2026-2:08pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Jayla Jackson has long had an affinity for civic engagement and activism. With an impressive resume that includes serving as Atlanta\u2019s youth poet laureate and as the Youth Lieutenant Governor of Georgia, Jackson is putting her leadership skills to work at ASU.","teaser":"When Jayla Jackson not only won Harvard University\u2019s international debate competition but did so as part of the first undef","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-02\/55054159835_d40d0b3bd5_o.jpg?itok=3ttIjxZb","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260218-arts-humanities-and-education-sun-devil-seizes-opportunity-be-change-asu","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","contributor-contact-information-name":"Megan Neely","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\/2026-02\/55054159835_d40d0b3bd5_o.jpg?itok=3ttIjxZb","image_alt":"Jayla jackson sitting on an orange couch wearing a white long sleeve shirt with ASU maroon and gold accents","image_caption":"Jayla Jackson currently studies justice studies at The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. 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It felt like the country\u2019s food production system was unraveling.But according to new research, that perception wasn\u2019t\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-02-18T10:21:54-07:00\u0022\u003E02\/18\/2026-10:21am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Between 2018 and 2022, the United States endured a pileup of disasters: a trade war, floods, the pandemic and drought. Together, they tested our food system, and now new research shows which parts bent under pressure, which snapped and which steadily kept working. The findings can be used to better protect food distribution from future shocks and disruptions.","teaser":"In the spring of 2020, Americans watched grocery store shelves empty in real time. Flour vanished. Meat became scarce and expensive.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-02\/SCAI_food_banner_1920x1080_eg.jpg?itok=DicM1Up6","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260218-science-and-technology-america-stresstested-its-food-system-and-it-mostly-held","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering","contributor-contact-information-name":"Kelly deVos","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"602-534-6578","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\/2026-02\/SCAI_food_banner_1920x1080_eg.jpg?itok=DicM1Up6","image_alt":"An illustration shows the four steps of the U.S. agri-food system. 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It\u2019s the largest source of zero-carbon-emissions power in the U.S., providing about 20% of the nation\u2019s total electricity.\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-02-18T10:07:11-07:00\u0022\u003E02\/18\/2026-10:07am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"ASU researchers are working with communities through constructive and speculative approaches to reimagine how the nation makes decisions about nuclear storage.","teaser":"Nuclear energy is getting another look.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-02\/26%20ASU%20News%20Banner_Nuclear%20Waste_R1.jpg?itok=QMq6PXek","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260218-science-and-technology-asu-helps-communities-envision-solutions-nuclear-waste","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Knowledge Enterprise","contributor-contact-information-name":"Alicia Barr\u00f3n","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\/2026-02\/26%20ASU%20News%20Banner_Nuclear%20Waste_R1.jpg?itok=QMq6PXek","image_alt":"Collage with illustrations and photos of landscapes, discussions, and surreal elements.","image_caption":"Arizona State University researchers are empowering communities in efforts to solve the nation\u2019s nuclear waste problem through constructive and speculative approaches to exploring what it means to live near such sites. 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Such declines are largely absent in peer countries, particularly in Nordic Europe, where outcomes have improved over time.In a new\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-01-27T16:34:36-07:00\u0022\u003E01\/27\/2026-4:34pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Americans born in the 1960s and early 1970s report higher loneliness and depressive symptoms, and show poorer memory and physical strength, than earlier generations. Such declines are largely absent in peer countries. An ASU-led study using survey data from 17 countries reveals why U.S. trends diverge from other wealthy nations.","teaser":"Americans born in the 1960s and early 1970s report higher loneliness and depressive symptoms, and show poorer memory and physical strength, than earlier generations.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-01\/20260202%20US%20Loneliness.jpg?itok=732wYTDU","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260127-science-and-technology-why-us-middleaged-adults-are-falling-behind-peers-abroad","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":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-01\/20260202%20US%20Loneliness.jpg?itok=732wYTDU","image_alt":"Digital illustration of several individuals standing evenly spaced out and casting shadows.","image_caption":"Image courtesy of Jorm Sangsorn\/iStock","related_story":"","news_units":"Department of Psychology|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"Healthy Living|Social science|Research","audiences":"Faculty","locations":"","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"SDG 03 Good Health and Well-Being|SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"110791","title":"Genetics play strong influence in mental health of adolescents who face discrimination","body":"Understanding the origins of mental health problems such as depression, anxiety and aggressive or rule-breaking behaviors can lead to better treatments and prevention strategies. Pinning down how mental health problems begin is no easy feat though, because mental health is influenced by the\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-01-23T10:33:08-07:00\u0022\u003E01\/23\/2026-10:33am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"New research from Arizona State University shows that among teens\u00a0who experienced racial or ethnic discrimination, genetic factors had a stronger influence on whether they\u00a0developed\u00a0mental health problems.","teaser":"Understanding the origins of mental health problems such as depression, anxiety and aggressive or rule-breaking behaviors can lead to better treatments and prevention strategies.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-01\/iStock-1338738955.jpg?itok=jxGrLJIE","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260123-health-and-medicine-genetics-play-strong-influence-mental-health-adolescents-who-face","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Psychology Department","contributor-contact-information-name":"Kimberlee D\u2019Ardenne","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-965-7598","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\/2026-01\/iStock-1338738955.jpg?itok=jxGrLJIE","image_alt":"A Black adolescent girl sits crosslegged on the floor in front of lockers with her head in her hands","image_caption":"iStock photo","related_story":"","news_units":"Department of Psychology|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"Healthy Living|Neuroscience|Psychology|Science|Research","audiences":"Faculty|Graduate students","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"SDG 03 Good Health and Well-Being","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Health and medicine"}},{"node":{"nid":"110736","title":" ASU, SRP project takes flight to improve water supply forecasting","body":"Arizona State University and Salt River Project are working with Airborne Snow Observatories Inc. on an innovative project to measure snowpack in the Salt River watershed \u2014 providing crucial data to improve water management.For the first time, a collaborative research team is using an airplane\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-01-21T09:44:11-07:00\u0022\u003E01\/21\/2026-9:44am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"A collaborative research team is using an airplane equipped with state-of-the-art scanning equipment, along with innovative computational modeling from ASU, to measure snowpack in the Salt River watershed \u2014 providing crucial data to improve water management.","teaser":"Arizona State University and Salt River Project are working with Airborne Snow Observatories Inc. on an innovative project to measure snowpack in the Salt River watershed \u2014 providing crucial data to improve water management.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-01\/1920_a2_01080%20%281%29%202.jpg?itok=nklXEphp","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260121-environment-and-sustainability-asu-srp-project-takes-flight-improve-water-supply","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","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-01\/1920_a2_01080%20%281%29%202.jpg?itok=nklXEphp","image_alt":"An airplane landing on a runway.","image_caption":"An Airborne Snow Observatories, Inc. aircraft lands in Phoenix before its first flight to measure snowpack and snowmelt in Arizona. 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But according to a recently released study by ASU researchers, attitudes toward car-free living are changing; nearly one-fifth (18%) of U.S. car owners expressed a definite interest in ditching their rides, and more than half said they are open to the idea.","teaser":"Americans are famously dependent on their cars.In fact, with 92% of U.S. households owning at least one vehicle, the idea of living without them can seem unrealistic and even unimaginable.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-01\/20251222%20Car-Free%20Living%20047.jpg?itok=sVpcDwho","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260115-university-news-asu-researchers-discover-growing-attraction-carfree-living","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU News","contributor-contact-information-name":"Dolores Tropiano","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ 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\/2026-01\/20251222%20Car-Free%20Living%20047.jpg?itok=sVpcDwho","image_alt":"A group of girls walking down a pedestrian walkway with shops","image_caption":"Culdesac Tempe is the nation\u2019s first car-free apartment complex and currently has an occupancy rate of about 9%. ASU researchers found that 2% of U.S. car owners are interested in car-free living, and another 40% would consider it. Photo by Charlie Leight\/ASU News","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning","interests":"Expert Q-and-A|Research","audiences":"Faculty","locations":"","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"SDG 09 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Local, national and global affairs"}},{"node":{"nid":"110601","title":"Locust swarms destroy crops \u2014 scientists found a way to stop it","body":"\u201cThey\u2019re very destructive when there\u0027s a lot of them, but one on one, what\u0027s not to love?\u201d Arianne Cease says.\u0026nbsp;She\u2019s talking about locusts.As the director of Arizona State University\u2019s\u0026nbsp;Global Locust Initiative, Cease has a healthy admiration for these insects, even as she studies ways to\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-01-15T09:00:00-07:00\u0022\u003E01\/15\/2026-9:00am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"ASU researchers were part of a science team that found a simple soil-based method to keep locusts from eating crops. To their knowledge, it\u2019s the first study to test this method in real-world farming conditions. The results are remarkable: fewer locusts, less damage and a doubled crop yield.","teaser":"\u201cThey\u2019re very destructive when there\u0027s a lot of them, but one on one, what\u0027s not to love?\u201d Arianne Cease says.\u0026nbsp;She\u2019s talking about locusts.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-01\/Story-LocustLab-251212-0180.jpg?h=658e5eaa\u0026amp;itok=NHhDuGSt","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260115-environment-and-sustainability-locust-swarms-destroy-crops-scientists-found-way-stop-it","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":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-01\/Story-LocustLab-251212-0180.jpg?h=658e5eaa\u0026amp;itok=NHhDuGSt","image_alt":"Hands wearing blue gloves hold a green and brown locust.","image_caption":"PhD student Sydney Millerwise holds a migratory locust in ASU\u2019s Global Locust Initiative Lab. 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Photo by Quinton Kendall\/ASU","related_story":"","news_units":"Global Drylands Center|Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems|Rob Walton College of Global Futures|School of Life Sciences|Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory|Global Locust Initiative|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences|Knowledge Enterprise|School of Sustainability","interests":"National security|Environment|International|Life Science|Sustainability|Research","audiences":"Faculty|Community","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"SDG 02 Zero Hunger|SDG 03 Good Health and Well-Being|SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Environment and sustainability"}},{"node":{"nid":"110586","title":"ASU microscopes help solve decades-old asteroid-impact deposit mystery","body":"Axel Wittmann had always had \u201ca fondness for exotic rocks,\u201d as he puts it, his favorite being suevite, formed from intense meteorite collisions. But in 2009, when he met fellow geologist Philippe Lambert on an excursion to the Rochechouart impact structure in southern France, Wittmann learned of a\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-01-12T13:44:37-07:00\u0022\u003E01\/12\/2026-1:44pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"A decades-old mystery involving an ash-like rock discovered at the Rochechouart impact structure in southern France was solved when ASU scientist Axel Wittmann put a sample of the rock under some high-resolution microscopes at the university\u2019s Eyring Materials Center.","teaser":"Axel Wittmann had always had \u201ca fondness for exotic rocks,\u201d as he puts it, his favorite being suevite, formed from intense meteorite collisions.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-01\/iStock-1347930643.jpg?itok=26WBmkPL","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260112-science-and-technology-asu-microscopes-help-solve-decadesold-asteroidimpact-deposit","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Knowledge Enterprise, Core Research Facilities","contributor-contact-information-name":"Billy Hollander","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-965-0868","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-01\/iStock-1347930643.jpg?itok=26WBmkPL","image_alt":"Asteroid in the night sky above sandy dunes.","image_caption":"iStock photo","related_story":"","news_units":"Core Research Facilities|Knowledge Enterprise","interests":"Science|Space exploration|Technology|Research","audiences":"Faculty|Staff","locations":"","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"110421","title":"New study uncovers another role for the cerebellum, offering clues about autism","body":"There is a window of time, a critical period, during infancy and early childhood when the brain learns how to process information \u2014 what different objects look like, parsing sounds that make up language and how to navigate social interactions.\u0026nbsp;If the brain is not exposed to information during\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-01-08T17:36:34-07:00\u0022\u003E01\/08\/2026-5:36pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Research from the ASU Department of Psychology suggests the cerebellum \u2014 thought to contribute only to coordination and movement \u2014 can also play a role in shaping social behaviors.","teaser":"There is a window of time, a critical period, during infancy and early childhood when the brain learns how to process information \u2014 what different objects look like, parsing sounds that make up language and how to navigate social interactions.\u0026amp;nbs","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-01\/pexels-tara-winstead-8378740.jpg?h=d4dc2ba3\u0026amp;itok=Mt0v_HFi","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260108-science-and-technology-new-study-uncovers-another-role-cerebellum-offering-clues-about","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Psychology Department","contributor-contact-information-name":"Kimberlee D\u2019Ardenne","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-965-7598","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\/2026-01\/pexels-tara-winstead-8378740.jpg?h=d4dc2ba3\u0026amp;itok=Mt0v_HFi","image_alt":"Outline of a head with arrows emerging from it on a pale green background.","image_caption":"Research from the ASU Department of Psychology suggests a new role for the cerebellum during a critical period of development that happens from infancy to early childhood. 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