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

Episode 173: Using Science to Eliminate a Stubborn Agricultural Pest

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

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

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?

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

Episode 169: Investigating the Mind-Body Dialogue

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

Episode 168: The Microbes Shaping Our Lives

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

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

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

Managing the challenges presented by threats to the global ecosystem.

UA researchers believe studying bird vocalizations can lead to new treatments for human speech.

Episode 163: How Birdsong Can Help Us Understand Human Speech

Researching birdsong, and how it can help scientists understand the development of human speech.

Episode 162: Using a Patient’s Own Cells in Regenerative Medicine Therapies

Developing methods for using a patient’s own cells in regenerative medicine therapies.

This photomicrograph shows a mature Plasmodium malariae schizont within an infected RBC.

Episode 161: Climate Change and the Transmission of Infectious Diseases

The impact of a changing climate on the transmission of infectious diseases.

This infrared image of the Jupiter-family comet Johnson was taken with Spitzer's multiband imaging photometer (MIPS) at a wavelength of 24 microns.

Episode 160: Quick-Orbiting Comets are Drawing Attention

Comets affected by Jupiter's gravity draw attention from University of Arizona planetary scientists.

Episode 159: The Pitfalls of Early Space Exploration

UA researcher recalls pitfalls of early interplanetary space exploration.

A University of Arizona research team is studying the addictive qualities of e-cigarettes.

Episode 158: Is Vaping Addictive?

UA research team studies the addictive aspects of smokeless nicotine.

The director of the Southwest Climate Adaptation Center in Tucson, Steven Jackson, believes vegetation from the ice age can tell us about looming dangers of modern climate change.

Episode 157: What Ice Age Plants Can Tell Us About Modern Climate Change

What Ice Age vegetation tells us about the dangers of climate change.

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