Episode 106: Chasing Down an Asteroid
The OSIRIS-REx teams prepares for the spacecraft's arrival at Bennu in November 2018.
Nov 17, 2017•5 min
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Episode 105: The UA Home of Millions of Insect Specimens
REPEAT. The UA insect collection is helping researchers understand more about our world
Nov 10, 2017•5 min
Episode 104: Conquering Pain
New research into green light exposure is showing promising results for pain reversal
Nov 03, 2017•5 min
Episode 103: Arizona's Role in the World-Wide Shrimp Industry
How a UA lab in the Arizona desert is changing the shrimp industry
Oct 27, 2017•5 min
Episode 102: The Detective Work Behind Authenticating a Stolen Artistic Masterpiece
Examining a stolen de Kooning masterpiece to determine its authenticity
Oct 20, 2017•5 min
Episode 101: Speaking, Reading and Writing – The Brain and Aphasia
Personalizing treatments for people who suffer from brain injuries
Oct 13, 2017•5 min
Episode 100: Is There a New Planet to be Discovered?
A massive planetary object may be lurking in the outer reaches of our solar system.
Oct 06, 2017•5 min
Episode 99: Early Life Experience Shapes Vulnerability to Asthma
Studying the causes of asthma
Sep 29, 2017•5 min
Episode 98: Beyond “Patient Zero”
Exploring the Origins of HIV / AIDS
Sep 22, 2017•5 min
Episode 97: Where's Bennu?
Using Radio Telescopes to Locate Objects Millions of Miles Away
Sep 15, 2017•5 min
Episode 96: Measuring Ages and Histories of Rocks in the Earth's Crust and Beyond
How quickly do mountains form and fall away?
Sep 08, 2017•5 min
Episode 95: The UA Home of Millions of Insect Specimens
The UA insect collection is helping researchers understand more about our world
Sep 01, 2017•5 min
Episode 94: How Life Experiences Shape Brain Circuitry
Why is it easier for children to learn new information than it is for adults?
Aug 25, 2017•5 min
Episode 93: Flood History of the West
New research suggests we've seriously underestimated the super-floods of the past.
Aug 18, 2017•5 min
Episode 92: Watching Molecules Perform their Functions
Using new techniques to watch enzyme proteins perform their functions.
Aug 11, 2017•5 min
Episode 91: How Bright is a Black Hole
Can recently discovered quasars help us discover when the first super-massive black hole formed in the universe?
Aug 04, 2017•5 min
Episode 90: Why are Women More Susceptible to Alzheimer's Disease Than Men
REPEAT. Studying the dramatic differences between how female and male brains generate the energy they need as the brain ages
Jul 28, 2017•5 min
Episode 89: That Buzzing Noise You Hear
Everything you ever wanted to know about cicadas.
Jul 21, 2017•5 min
Episode 88: Baby Genes
New research suggests that new genes are likely to appear fully developed rather than gradually taking shape.
Jul 14, 2017•5 min
Episode 87: X-ray Vision - The Drive to See More
By combining the very latest advances in technology and computing, a UA team is building uniquely powerful imaging systems.
Jul 07, 2017•5 min
Episode 86: The Widespread Effects of Tiny Aerosol Particles on Climate and Health
Of all environmental threats, particles are responsible for the most deaths globally.
Jun 30, 2017•5 min
Episode 85: Seeing Around Corners
The potential of exploiting complex light reflections to look around corners and through objects.
Jun 23, 2017•5 min
Episode 84: What the Earth's Climate History Can Tell Us About Climate Change and Seasonal Rains
REPEAT. New findings provides evidence that climate shifts can happen suddenly
Jun 16, 2017•5 min
Episode 83: Rejuvenating and Repairing the Aging Brain with Stem Cells
REPEAT. Treating Parkinson's and more with stem cells
Jun 09, 2017•5 min
Episode 82: Forecasting Arizona's Monsoon
REPEAT. The monsoon is changing as our temperatures rise.
Jun 02, 2017•5 min
Episode 81: Exploring the Milky Way
The UA-led GUSTO mission which will send a balloon to near space to study the Milky Way galaxy.
May 26, 2017•5 min
Episode 80: Improving Food Security
A new way to prevent the loss of millions of tons of crops to fungus each year.
May 19, 2017•5 min
Episode 79: Battling Chronic Pain
Research into new therapies for chronic pain.
May 12, 2017•5 min
Episode 78: Groundwater Supply and Quality
Applying knowledge from ants and bees to human engineering, computing, and more.
May 05, 2017•5 min
Episode 77: Insights from Insects
Applying knowledge from ants and bees to human engineering, computing, and more.
Apr 28, 2017•5 min
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