When NASA's Dawn spacecraft approached the dwarf planet Ceres in March this year, scientists and the public alike were intrigued to see that Ceres has an dark, heavily cratered surface with dozens of bright white spots, large and small.

Even more puzzling, the…

The breathtaking pace of technological process is evident across many landscapes: video from Mars, maps of the ocean floor, handheld devices that grow in power as they shrink in size. What is not so evident is how this pace affects areas of our lives not usually…

Though Arizona State University is committed to sustainability and renewable energy, weaning our civilization off fossil fuels and combating our changing climate is a much larger issue than the university can tackle on its own. Creating a truly sustainable world will…

It is said that adventures are the best way to learn.

For Kendall Flynn, an Arizona State University sophomore majoring in sports journalism with a minor in Spanish, a recent 21-day study abroad trip to Morocco and Spain with fellow students from Barrett, The…

In 2019, a landmark report gave the world its first report card on biodiversity loss. There was one crystal clear conclusion: Human actions threaten more species with global extinction than ever before.

According to…

Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for fall 2018 commencement. Read about more graduates.…

Most Americans, today, might not recognize the name Agnes Smedley.

That’s because the American journalist made a name for herself in China, where she lived and worked between 1929 and 1941, and rose to national fame as a writer of China’s revolution, deeply opposed…

Kerry Crowley said growing up without cable television in his Bay-area home did have an upside – it left him with a vivid imagination. He often entertained himself by portraying Jon Miller, the San Francisco Giants’ Hall of Fame broadcaster, calling the play-by-play in…

Researchers from Arizona State University, along with more than 40 other scientists, engineers, technical experts and policy makers from around the world, are convening in Washington, D.C., on May 18-21 to study ways to create a sustainable phosphorus fertilizer system…

If you ever wanted to take a class about Alfred Hitchcock — or Bruce Lee, or Elvis — you’re in the right place.

Arizona State University offers classes on those (THE 405, APA 394 and MUS 354, respectively) and a whole lot of other interesting stuff this fall…