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Arizona Science explores the latest research and technological innovations taking place in Southern Arizona and at the University of Arizona.
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Exploring space with balloon-borne telescopes.
March 14, 2024

Exploring space with balloon-borne telescopes.

The best way to observe the universe is with a telescope above the Earth’s atmosphere, and the least expensive way to get there is using a stratospheric balloon.
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Investigating coral reefs for signs of climate change
March 8, 2024

Investigating coral reefs for signs of climate change

UA Geosciences professor Diane Thompson talks with us about what coral reefs can tell us about changes in our climate.
Using different methods to investigate cancer.
February 29, 2024

Using different methods to investigate cancer.

Researchers studying prostate cancer have found introducing the disease in mice does not always produce accurate results.
Using waste products to create sustainable plastics
February 23, 2024

Using waste products to create sustainable plastics

How fossil fuel waste can create new plastics.
Uncovering details about exoplanets.
February 16, 2024

Uncovering details about exoplanets.

The University of Arizona-backed James Webb Space Telescope has opened new insight about planets outside our solar system.
Finding twists in tree ring research.
February 8, 2024

Finding twists in tree ring research.

Each ring on a tree stump can mark a complete cycle of the seasons, dating back thousands of years.
Revealing surprises about black holes.
February 1, 2024

Revealing surprises about black holes.

Scientists began developing theories about black holes more than a hundred years ago.
 The urgent search for near-Earth asteroids.
January 25, 2024

The urgent search for near-Earth asteroids.

An astronomer in Europe discovered an asteroid last weekend only hours before it burned up in the atmosphere near Berlin.
Studying the ways humans interact with animals
January 18, 2024

Studying the ways humans interact with animals

Animals are filling a growing need in the field of therapy and service work.
Focusing on prevention in the continuing fight against COVID-19.
January 12, 2024

Focusing on prevention in the continuing fight against COVID-19.

Treatments for COVID-19 are effective, but it’s better if you can avoid getting the coronavirus in the first place.
Survival and recovery of Arizona forests
January 4, 2024

Survival and recovery of Arizona forests

University of Arizona forestry expert Don Falk talks about how woodlands might adapt to changes in climate.
Taking Arizona hearing science research to communities in Mexico
December 29, 2023

Taking Arizona hearing science research to communities in Mexico

Cochlear implants can open a world of possibilities by restoring a sense of sound and speech.

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About the Show

Arizona Science explores the latest scientific research and technological innovations taking place in Southern Arizona and at the University of Arizona. Catch Arizona Science each Friday during Science Friday on NPR 89.1.

Arizona Science has a different guest each week and is hosted by Leslie Tolbert, Ph.D. Regents Professor in the U of A's Department of Neuroscience, and Tim Swindle, Ph.D. and Head of the UofA's Lunar and Planetary Lab.

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