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NOAA, ASU offer workshop to bridge ocean exploration, educationOceans are vital to sustaining life on Earth, as they produce over half of the oxygen we breathe and play a crucial role in regulating the planet's climate. They also support a diverse array of marine… |
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Retired admiral who spent decades in public service pursuing a degree in social work at ASUEditor’s note: This story is part of coverage of ASU’s annual Salute to Service. Cari Thomas wore the uniform of the U.S. Coast Guard for 36 years, protecting and… |
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10 climate insights to guide our futureA group of globally renowned social, natural and climate scientists has once again convened to offer their newest annual synthesis report, “10 New Insights in Climate Science.” The report,… |
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NASA-funded ASU study explores turbulence in molecular cloudsOn an airplane, motions of air on both small and large scales contribute to turbulence, which may result in a bumpy flight. But turbulence on a much larger scale plays an important in how stars form in giant molecular clouds that permeate the Milky Way.… |
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The quest to discover life beyond Earth keeps legacy of ASU space professor alive with Europa Clipper missionEditor's note: The Europa Clipper mission successfully launched Monday at 12:06 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A — the same launchpad ASU's Psyche mission used almost exactly one year ago — aboard a SpaceX… |
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8 ways to protect wildlifeEditor's note: This is the sixth story in a series exploring how ASU is changing the way the world solves problems.… |
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ASU students create new VR experiences for Global Futures courseYou’re standing on an Arctic ice floe, and you can see the sun glinting on the ice crystals. Suddenly, a large bear lumbers past and you do a double take — why is that polar bear brown? This scenario is part of a new virtual reality component in the Exploring… |
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Cancer’s reach across the animal kingdomEvery multicellular creature — whether soaring through the skies, swimming in the ocean’s depths or roaming the earth’s surface — shares a common vulnerability: the uncontrolled growth of cells known as cancer. A comprehensive new 10-year study led by researchers… |
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New polymer technology opens door to paths for enhancing sustainabilityWe are reminded every day in the media of the unnecessary amount of waste being generated with pictures of plastic garbage patches floating in the oceans or stranded on our beaches. But sustainability is a complex problem with many different players and influences,… |
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ASU making its mark across the universeBy Wendee Nicole The 3D model of the Psyche asteroid that sits on ASU Regents Professor Lindy Elkins-Tanton’s desk, a gray elliptical “potato” with craters, is the best rendition possible without ever seeing it up close. Out of a… |