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A group of students and faculty from Northern Arizona University are sending four cameras into space Sunday. The cameras are part of NASA’s ESCAPADE mission to Mars.
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A desert biome habitat at the University of Arizona now houses an endangered fish species known as the Sonoyta pupfish. The habitat is located in the university’s Biosphere 2, an earth and environmental science research laboratory. -
The nation’s first clinical trials testing if whole psilocybin mushrooms can treat post-traumatic stress are scheduled to soon start in metro Phoenix. Study participants will include firefighters, police officers and veterans. -
A new study in mice shows that intermittent fasting and calorie restriction may be the key to living longer. -
A spokesman says the observatory will continue with two permanent mission scientists. Independent researchers will still be able to work there but will not be funded by Lowell. -
The Richard F Caris Mirror Lab in Tucson is actually attached to the UA football stadium, with some parts being below seats and extending eastward. There’s a giant red furnace below, and scaffolding holds up a 28-foot wide circular mirror. -
Researchers rarely get a glimpse of an interstellar object up close like 3I-ATLAS, so they have jumped on the opportunity to learn about its composition, which can reveal how planet systems are made. -
A measles outbreak in northern Arizona is just shy of a hundred cases at 97, and recent trends show no sign of slowing down, with nearly 40 cases added this month. -
Marathoner Jess McClain is based in Phoenix, so the runner has experience training in the heat. But the humidity in Tokyo in September can get as high as 80% and training in the Valley couldn’t help McClain acclimate to that. -
A new study finds that what Americans eat — particularly beef — plays a major role in carbon emissions in cities. And cities in the Mountain West rank among those most heavily impacted. -
Lots of Americans experience more inflammation in their bodies as they get older. But, new research from ASU suggests it doesn’t have to be this way. -
A new report that ranks states based on climate-related risks and how they impact human health has some not-so-great news for Arizona. The data from the Commonwealth Fund ranks Arizona 45th in the country. -
Starting next month, 24 Arizonans living with PTSD will take part in an FDA-approved study using psilocybin — a naturally occurring psychedelic found in certain mushrooms.
