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Few likely consider what it takes to keep those landscapes alive, or how much water it requires.A new partnership between Arizona State University and the Arizona Department of\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-03-05T11:20:23-07:00\u0022\u003E03\/05\/2026-11:20am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"What does water conservation look like at freeway scale? ASU researchers are teaming up with ADOT to analyze more than 250 miles of landscaped urban freeways \u2014 where even small efficiency gains could translate into significant regional water savings.","teaser":"Every day, hundreds of thousands of drivers travel Phoenix-area freeways lined with desert trees, shrubs and cacti. 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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. 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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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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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The findings are important because the destocking of rangelands isn\u2019t just the reverse of overgrazing; it poses new ecological and land management challenges.","teaser":"For decades, researchers have focused on the problem of overgrazing, in which expanding herds of cattle and other livestock degrade grasslands, steppes and desert plains.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-01\/destocking%20image.jpg?h=611f2206\u0026amp;itok=1c5qW3AS","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260112-environment-and-sustainability-overlooked-decline-grazing-livestock-brings-risks-and","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\/destocking%20image.jpg?h=611f2206\u0026amp;itok=1c5qW3AS","image_alt":"A distant, small herd of cattle grazes in a lush grassland with hills rising behind them.","image_caption":"Livestock populations have declined by about 12% since 1999 in regions that held nearly half of the world\u2019s domestic grazing animals. 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