Arizona Science, Archive - Arizona Science

Airs during Science Friday, Friday mornings on NPR 89.1

Episode 102: The Detective Work Behind Authenticating a Stolen Artistic Masterpiece

Oct 19, 2017 Examining a stolen de Kooning masterpiece to determine its authenticity

Episode 101: Speaking, Reading and Writing – The Brain and Aphasia

Oct 12, 2017 Personalizing treatments for people who suffer from brain injuries

Episode 100: Is There a New Planet to be Discovered?

Oct 5, 2017 A massive planetary object may be lurking in the outer reaches of our solar system.

Episode 99: Early Life Experience Shapes Vulnerability to Asthma

Oct 2, 2017 Studying the causes of asthma

Episode 98: Beyond “Patient Zero”

Sep 21, 2017 Exploring the Origins of HIV / AIDS

Episode 97: Where’s Bennu?

Sep 14, 2017 Using Radio Telescopes to Locate Objects Millions of Miles Away

Episode 96: Measuring Ages and Histories of Rocks in the Earth’s Crust and Beyond

Sep 7, 2017 How quickly do mountains form and fall away?

Episode 95: The UA Home of Millions of Insect Specimens

Sep 1, 2017 The UA insect collection is helping researchers understand more about our world.

Dr. Shaowen Bao, Ph.D. discusses his research into brain circuitry on this week's Arizona Science.

Episode 94: How Life Experiences Shape Brain Circuity

Aug 24, 2017 Why is it easier for children to learn new information than it is for adults?

A man and a boy standing next to the Santa Cruz River in Tucson, Arizona, during a flood, circa 1903. Sentinel Peak ("A" Mountain) is in the background at the right.

Episode 93: Flood History of the West

Aug 17, 2017 New research suggests we've seriously underestimated the super-floods of the past.

A look into a eukaryote cell to see how proteins are made.

Episode 92: Watching Molecules Perform their Functions

Aug 10, 2017 Using new techniques to watch enzyme proteins perform their functions.

Supermassive black holes at the cores of galaxies blast radiation and ultra-fast winds outward, as illustrated in this artist's conception.

Episode 91: How Bright is a Black Hole

Aug 3, 2017 Can recently discovered quasars help us discover when the first super-massive black hole formed in the universe?

Episode 90: Why are Women More Susceptible to Alzheimer's Disease Than Men

Jul 27, 2017 REPEAT. Studying the dramatic differences between how female and male brains generate the energy they need as the brain ages.

Episode 89: That Buzzing Noise You Hear

Jul 20, 2017 Everything you ever wanted to know about cicadas.

Episode 88: Baby Genes

Jul 13, 2017 New research suggests that new genes are likely to appear fully developed rather than gradually taking shape.

Developing new technologies for molecular imaging.

Episode 87: X-ray Vision - The Drive to See More

Jul 6, 2017 By combining the very latest advances in technology and computing, a UA team is building uniquely powerful imaging systems.

Arizona Science