Australopithecus afarensis (‘Lucy’) had ape-like brain organization, but prolonged brain growth like humans Scientists have long been able to measure and analyze the fossil skulls…
Deep below the Earth’s surface lies a thick rocky layer called the mantle, which makes up the majority of our planet’s volume. While Earth’s mantle…
International study including 27 countries shows people prioritize loved ones over everything else. Across the globe, caring for loved ones is what matters most. But,…
The ability to transform sunlight into energy is one of nature’s more remarkable feats. Scientists understand the basic process of photosynthesis, but many crucial details…
In a new study, Biodesign researchers reveal that a lifelong dietary regimen of choline holds the potential to prevent Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Choline is a…
Scientists with Arizona State University connections are important contributors to a newly published article in the prestigious Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Wildfires…
Securing enough energy to meet human needs is one of the greatest challenges society has ever faced. Previously reliable sources–oil, gas and coal–are degrading air…
Nearly one in four Arizona teens have used a highly potent form of marijuana known as marijuana concentrate, according to a new study by Arizona…
Like our oceans, today’s continents are brimming with life. Yet billions of years ago, before the advent of plants, continents would have appeared barren. These…
TRAPPIST-1 is an ultra-cool red dwarf star that is slightly larger, but much more massive, than the planet Jupiter, located about 40 light-years from the…
Imagine a year in Africa that summer never arrives. The sky takes on a gray hue during the day and glows red at night. Flowers…
In a major advancement in nanomedicine, Arizona State University (ASU) scientists, in collaboration with researchers from the National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST), of…
A new discovery by researchers at Arizona State Univeristy points the way to designing crack-resistant metal alloys with different microstructures. Sometimes looking at something at…
By comparing pictures taken early in the mission with more recent images, NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has revealed more than two-dozen new impact craters –…
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter captures a rare view of Earth from the moon. NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) experiences 12 “earthrises” every day, however LROC…
New research from Arizona State University shows evidence that the Gusev Crater on Mars once held a lake. If desert mirages occur on Mars, “Lake…
A newly published study explores how the recently discovered Higgs boson may provide a possible “portal” to physics that will help explain some of the…
Newly published research from scientists at ASU suggests that the host star’s chemical makeup has a substantial impact on the evolution of the host star…