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Scientific modeling gets a boostOutside of science, and until the pandemic, most ordinary people were not aware of scientific modeling. After two years of hearing predictions about which way virus variations were headed, and the way researchers come up with these numbers, that’s changed.… |
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ASU study finds microplastics create new homes for microbes in the CaribbeanWith 5 trillion pieces of plastic in the oceans, the dynamics of marine environments are shifting in ways that are yet to be discovered. Over time, discarded plastics such as sandwich bags and flip-flops have degraded into small particles, called microplastics, which are… |
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Ocean maps show human impacts on global scaleThe ocean has inspired men and women who looked out over its wide vistas to the horizon and dreamed – or schemed. Its depths have provided food, inspired empires, and belched forth a wealth of resources and opportunities. Writ on waves, wash and spray is also much… |
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Giant blobs of rock, deep inside the Earth, hold important clues about our planetTwo massive blob-like structures lie deep within the Earth, roughly on opposite sides of the planet. The two structures, each the size of a continent and 100 times taller than Mount Everest, sit on the core, 1,800 miles deep, and about halfway to the center of the Earth… |
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Lifelong learner keeps promise, returns to collegeEditor’s note: This story is part of a series of profiles of notable … |
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ASU-led mapping of dwarf planet shows a world both old and youngAn international team of researchers led by Arizona State University planetary scientist David Williams has created the first global geological map of the dwarf planet Ceres. The map, published recently in the journal Icarus, shows a world that appears both old and… |
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ASU oceanographer featured on STEM Journals television showWater is the basis of all life on planet Earth, and it is currently the focus of a science-based television show. Geoff Notkin, host of Cox 7 Arizona’s “STEM Journals,” interviews Arizona State University associate professor Susanne Neuer as part of an episode focused on… |
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Psychology major is a 2nd-generation college gradEditor's note: This story is part of a series of profiles of notable spring 2022 graduates. Arizona State University… |
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ASU units celebrate our planet EarthAverage annual greenhouse gas emissions were at their highest levels in human history throughout 2010–19. Drastic action is needed, warned an Intergovernmental Panel on Climate report last week: Emissions reductions are needed in all sectors, and countries should seek to… |
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ASU spectrometer working perfectly as it flies past Earth on way to asteroidShortly after NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft flew past Earth at a distance of about 11,000 miles on Sept. 22, an ASU-built spectrometer onboard looked at Earth and detected methane, ozone, carbon dioxide and water vapor. Taken together these gases in our atmosphere set… |