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ASU Study Finds Animals Can Use Muscle as an Internal Water Source

July 27, 2018

As our climate changes, the availability of water is also changing, leaving animals with limited or unreliable supplies of th...

Studying Oxygen in Earth's Oceans, Scientists Discover Clues to Recovery from Mass Extinction

April 18, 2018

This event, called the “Permian-Triassic mass extinction,” represents the greatest catastrophe in the history of ...

Why Are There So Many Types of Lizards?

February 26, 2018

New research sheds light on the biodiversity of Anole lizard family trees

Cancer-Fighting Nanorobots Programmed to Seek and Destroy Tumors

February 13, 2018

Study shows first applications of DNA origami for nanomedicine

You Can Teach an Old Drug New Tricks

February 5, 2018

Researchers used an innovative method to screen a broad range of kinases for a drug's effectiveness.

Scientists Discover Gut Bacteria in Bees Spread Antibiotic-Resistant Genes to Each Other

December 19, 2017

Sharing of genetic survival skills to blame

Scientists Develop Improved, Potentially Safer Zika Vaccine

August 9, 2017

Tobacco plant-produced vaccine could also be less costly, targeted for the developing world

New Picture Emerges on the Origins of Photosynthesis in a Sun-Loving Bacteria

July 31, 2017

Findings of ASU team led by Raimund Fromme could have implications in the design of solar panels or renewable biofuels

A New Virtual Approach to Science in Space

June 23, 2017

Researchers suggest a new approach to scientific exploration that they call exploration telepresence

X-Ray Study Reveals Long-Sought Insights Into Potential Drug Target

April 6, 2017

Results suggest new directions for research on medications for heart conditions, pain relief and tissue growth

Entomologist Couple Donates World-Class Insect Collection to ASU

March 27, 2017

$12M gift from researchers Lois and Charlie O'Brien to transform university's research; couple also endowing professorship...

Gut Microbe Study Shows Promise as a Potential Treatment for Autism

January 24, 2017

Early results are promising, but additional testing is required before an FDA-approved therapy would be available or recommen...

Novel Technique Helps ID Elusive Molecules

December 21, 2016

Although they represent one of the four fundamental building blocks of life, (along with proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids)...

ASU Leaders to Celebrate Groundbreaking on Cutting-Edge Science Center

October 19, 2016

Facility to lure star researchers with innovations that include the world's first compact X-ray laser

ASU Selected Nation's Most Innovative School for Second Straight Year

September 13, 2016

U.S. News & World Report puts Stanford at No. 2; MIT comes in third