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OSIRIS-REx captured pictures of particles around Bennu earlier this year.

Episode 180: A Plume of Particles on Bennu

May 3, 2019 New photographs from the asteroid Bennu reveal a rare find.

Smartphones can connect people, or create a distance.

Episode 179: Why Are We So Attached to Our Phones?

Apr 26, 2019 UA researcher David Sbarra thinks our evolutionary history may help explain our modern addiction.

UA ecosystem professor Laura Meredith discusses her research at Biosphere 2.

Episode 178: Studying Micro-Organisms at Biosphere 2

Apr 18, 2019 A University of Arizona professor is using Biosphere 2 to better understand micro-organisms help create our landscapes.

A lone saguaro silhouetted against the sunset on Tumamoc Hill.

Episode 177: Science on Tumamoc Hill

Apr 12, 2019 Tumamoc Hill in Tucson, Arizona is rich in both history and science.

A University of Arizona professor is researching the relationship between neural activity and blood oxygen level.

Episode 176: Blood and the Brain

Apr 8, 2019 Mathematical models can help reveal the relationship between brain activity and oxygen levels in the blood.

Ruins at Chaco Canyon, Nageezi, New Mexico.

Episode 175: A New Understanding of Chaco Canyon

Mar 28, 2019 New archaeological data from Chaco Canyon is helping us get a better understanding of its ancient civilization.

This image shows a PiB-PET scan of a patient with Alzheimer's disease on the left and an elderly person with normal memory on the right. Areas of red and yellow show high concentrations of PiB in the brain and suggest high amounts of amyloid deposits in these areas.

Episode 174: Unlocking the Answers to Questions Behind Alzheimer's Disease

Mar 21, 2019 When will it be possible to detect Alzheimer's before the onset of symptoms?

University of Arizona Entomologist Bruce Tabashnik has worked to eliminate the pink bollworm.

Episode 173: Using Science to Eliminate a Stubborn Agricultural Pest

Mar 14, 2019 A group led by a UA entomologist has worked to successfully eradicate the pink bollworm.

A display inside the Bryant Bannister Tree-Ring Building on the University of Arizona campus.

Episode 172: Tree Rings and Climate Change

Mar 6, 2019 What tree rings can tell us about changes in the Earth's climate.

UA Professor John Szivek wants to make bones better.

Episode 171: The Science Behind Bones

Feb 28, 2019 A UA professor is investigating the science behind bones.

The 2019 UA Science Lecture Series, Searching for Certainty, explores the debates and discoveries, from scientists across disciplines, that are shaping science today.

Episode 170: Can Intelligence Be Measured?

Feb 22, 2019 Is 'intelligence' a set of decentralized, independent problem-solving modules, or a singular, generalized skill of innovation?

Episode 169: Investigating the Mind-Body Dialogue

Feb 14, 2019 Everyone knows our brain controls our body, but how does our body influence our brain?

Episode 168: The Microbes Shaping Our Lives

Feb 7, 2019 Microbes are traditionally seen as dangerous to human health, but is that always the case?

This mosaic image of asteroid Bennu is composed of 12 PolyCam images collected on Dec. 2 by the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft from a range of 15 miles (24 km).

Episode 166: OSIRIS-REx and the Search for a Sample Site on Bennu

Jan 31, 2019 Scientists on the OSIRIS-REx mission are facing an unexpected challenge searching for an area to collect a soil sample from Bennu.

Episode 165: Climate and the Deep Blue Sea

Jan 24, 2019 Transforming how oceanographers measure and forecast changes in Earth's climate

An image of the Amazon rainforest from a 2010 global map of the height of the world's forests based on multiple satellite datasets.

Episode 164: Managing Threats to the Global Ecosystem

Jan 17, 2019 Managing the challenges presented by threats to the global ecosystem.

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