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If you’re of a certain age, those two notes are forever embedded in your memory.

The tension that immediately permeates.

The anxiousness, knowing what is coming.

And then, those teeth.…

Bacteria are microscopic murderers.

We’ve long known that bacteria kill each other; it’s part of microbial life. But new research from Arizona State University and an international team of scientists reveals something even more gruesome: Some…

America is aging. The U.S. population is older today than it has ever been, and the number of people aged 65 and up is expected to rise from 58 million people in 2022 to 82 million in 2050. 

As the number of older Americans grows, so will the number of people…

Hawaiʻi’s coral reefs are essential to the islands’ communities and economy, but they are struggling against climate change, coastal pollution, overtourism and overfishing. However, a new Arizona State University study, conducted with Hawaiian cultural…

In a marshy wetland forest in China 6 million years ago, an otter the size of a wolf appeared to be the top predator. The otter — Siamogale melilutra — weighed nearly 100 pounds, ate mollusks…

Sarah Chandler knew that for her first year as a student at Arizona State University, she wanted to live close to everything on campus.

That’s why she chose Vero — a new apartment building at the Novus Place…

In 2014, retired veterinarian Mac Glaess was providing care to farm animals in Hunt County, Texas, when he spotted something huge eroding along the bank of the South Sulphur River. That something turned out to be a giant prehistoric turtle shell.

What’s for dinner?

The question plagues parents and household partners every night. Figuring out what to eat involves a certain amount of information. What’s in the fridge? Or which restaurants are around the corner?

But the first step in sorting out how to…

Emlyn Pratt’s undergraduate journey at Arizona State University included a psychology degree, research, the completion of two certificates and various extracurricular activities — and they are just getting started.

The Oro Valley, Arizona,…

Bruce Rittmann has made a big name for himself by thinking small — quite literally.

At ASU, he and his research group have teamed up with some of the tiniest creatures on Earth to tackle the colossal…