Episode 375: Preparing to receive the asteroid sample from OSIRIS-REx
The University of Arizona-backed OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will return its long-awaited sample of rocks and dust from the asteroid Bennu next month.
Aug 04, 2023•5 min
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Episodes
Episode 374: Building resilience against climate change
As the weather around us changes, scientists say we need to be more climate resilient.
Jul 28, 2023•5 min
Episode 373: Growing a new source for rubber products
University of Arizona researchers are helping develop the desert shrub called guayule.
Jul 21, 2023•5 min
Episode 372: Solving the Hispanic Health Paradox
Researchers have found non-white Hispanics live longer and have better health outcomes than people from other ethnic and cultural groups.
Jul 14, 2023•5 min
Episode 371: Exploring solar systems with more than one sun
Astronomers are discovering our solar system is unique in that it only has one star.
Jun 30, 2023•5 min
Episode 370: Making new discoveries about gamma ray bursts
Space scientists call gamma ray bursts the most energetic events in the history of the universe.
Jun 23, 2023•5 min
Episode 369: Research that helps our eyes see better
The University of Arizona is a leader in bio-engineered optical science.
Jun 16, 2023•5 min
Episode 368: The growing concern about valley fever
The fungal infection known as valley fever is endemic to southwestern states like Arizona and California.
Jun 02, 2023•5 min
Episode 367: How social isolation can lead to health issues
The U-S Surgeon General says loneliness and social isolation can have a devastating impact on mental and physical health
May 26, 2023•5 min
Episode 366: Underrepresented groups in the debate over water resources
The University of Arizona is helping communities contribute to decision-making on water resources in the state.
May 19, 2023•5 min
Episode 365: Decoding the mystery of Alzheimer's disease
Researchers investigating Alzheimer's disease are focusing on the hormone estrogen.
May 16, 2023•5 min
Episode 364: Solving the mysteries of Easter Island
The huge stone heads on Easter Island in the Pacific have fascinated historians for centuries.
May 05, 2023•5 min
Episode 363: Checking for ticks in Arizona
Cases of Rocky Mountain spotted fever are on the rise in Arizona.
Apr 28, 2023•5 min
Episode 362: How the body's immune system defends us against disease
The immune system is similar to a microscopic security force with commanders that order cells to find and kill infectious intruders.
Apr 14, 2023•5 min
Episode 361: How asteroids can help us understand the history of our Solar System
The OSIRIS-REx mission is scheduled to return its sample of dust and rocks from the asteroid Bennu in September.
Apr 07, 2023•5 min
Episode 360: Looking at lemur behavior in Madagascar
University of Arizona esearchers are spending time in Madagascar off the southeast coast of Africa studying family behavior in lemurs.
Mar 24, 2023•5 min
Episode 359: Tracking climate change in pre-industrial society
Researchers are trying to reconcile conflicting data on global temperature changes prior to the Industrial Revolution.
Mar 17, 2023•5 min
Episode 358: How dark is deep space?
Scientists are using NASA's New Horizons spacecraft to measure light that exists beyond the solar system.
Mar 10, 2023•5 min
Episode 357: Investigating methods for heat management in Arizona
Researchers are advising city managers planning for the continued effects of changing summer climate.
Mar 03, 2023•5 min
Episode 356: Updating the origins of the COVID-19
More than three years after the emergence of COVID-19, debate continues about how and where it originated.
Feb 24, 2023•5 min
Episode 355: Forecasting weather effects in Earth orbit
The sun's interaction with the Earth's atmosphere creates weather on the ground and in space.
Feb 17, 2023•5 min
Episode 354: How evidence from the past helps us understand climate change in the present
Researchers have discovered Earth's oceans were warmer 66 million years ago than they are now.
Feb 10, 2023•5 min
Episode 353: Why computers might not be as smart as we think
Computers are such a part of our everyday lives that we take for granted that they are thinking machines.
Feb 03, 2023•5 min
Episode 352: Solving misconceptions about the aging brain
Solving misconceptions about the aging brain.
Jan 27, 2023•5 min
Episode 351: How University of Arizona students are preparing for careers guiding space missions
University of Arizona students are getting their own unmanned satellite ready for launch.
Jan 20, 2023•5 min
Episode 350: Simulating residency on another world
New technology is helping scientists develop a gentler, less painful way to use electricity to stimulate the heart.
Jan 13, 2023•5 min
Episode 349: Exploring the University of Arizona campus arboretum
Scientists predict people might spend years living off-world in the coming decades.
Jan 06, 2023•5 min
Episode 348: A new type of pacemaker for the heart
New technology is helping scientists develop a gentler, less painful way to use electricity to stimulate the heart.
Dec 16, 2022•5 min
Episode 347: The 1-year anniversary of the James Webb Space Telescope
The groundbreaking James Webb Space Telescope was launched in December a year ago.
Dec 09, 2022•5 min
Episode 346: How and why animals evolved in different colors
Examining why certain animals look the way they do.
Dec 02, 2022•5 min
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