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photo of a penguin on gray rocks in Antarctica

Science and technology

Mapping the genetic diversity of Antarctic life

Propeller aircraft in flight over a forest, its side labeled ASU Global Airborne Observatory

Environment and sustainability

High-tech canopy maps reveal how tropical birds use Amazon forests

September 25, 2026

A man on a ladder places a long cylinder of biological samples into a cryogenic storage tank.

Environment and sustainability

Decoding important wildlife DNA

September 24, 2026

A flock of birds flying in a V formation against a clear blue sky with fluffy clouds.

Science and technology

Bird flu strain circulated undetected for months, ASU study finds

September 23, 2026

A hand holding a vial of algae up to the sky

Science and technology

A 'green' use for air-captured CO2: Growing beneficial algae

September 21, 2026

An illustration of a desert landscape at sunset with photos of gila woodpeckers, a great horned owl and mourning doves

Environment and sustainability

The secret lives of backyard birds

August 24, 2026

illustration of woman holding her stomach while drinking orange juice with microbes in the background and icons representing the stomach, metabolism and microbiome

Health and medicine

Trouble losing weight? It might be your gut microbes, not your genes

August 11, 2026

Fluorescence image of a Drosophila wing imaginal disc with cell junctions in cyan, apical membranes in blue, nuclei in purple, and gold extracellular vesicles containing the regeneration-associated protein Asperous concentrated in the wing pouch. The image illustrates Asperous localization during tissue repair and its role in regulating Wnt signaling during regeneration.

Science and technology

A hidden conversation inside injured tissue may hold clues to regeneration

August 06, 2026

Man standing in front of a screen displaying medical information and gesturing as he speaks.

Science and technology

ASU opens new doors to health research in northern Arizona

June 25, 2026

An image of a deer mouse, surrounded by a viral overlay, grasses, water and storm clouds — representing the connection between animals, the environment and human health.

Health and medicine

What Arizona should understand about hantavirus

June 22, 2026

A young man in a brown jacket stands beside a loaded snowmobile in a snowy landscape, while another person adjusts gear on a second snowmobile in the background.

Science and technology

Student research in Yellowstone could help scientists understand life on other planets

June 19, 2026