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Arizona Science explores the latest scientific research and technological innovations taking place in Southern Arizona and at the University of Arizona.
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Episode 419: A mission to detect moonquakes on the lunar surface
Astronauts left the last seismometers on the moon's surface during the Apollo program 50 years ago.
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Episode 418: Seeking evidence of a climate change turnaround
Scientists studying the world's oceans are finding proof that the Earth is responding to efforts by populations fighting climate change.
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Episode 417: Updating an endangered species count in the Sky Islands
The pace of local extinctions is on the rise in the sky islands of the Sonoran Desert. University of Arizona evolutionary biologist John Wiens is tracking lizard populations in mountainous regions of southern Arizona and western Mexico and found some species are struggling with the changing climate.
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Episode 416: Using different methods to investigate cancer
REPEAT. Researchers studying prostate cancer have found introducing the disease in mice does not always produce accurate results.
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Episode 415: Tree ring scientists take their research underwater
Tree ring researchers are exploring the lives of sea creatures that document climate change just like trees do. The University of Arizona's Bryan Black reveals studies of underwater life like corals and rockfish which match a climate history also revealed in tree rings on land.
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Episode 414: What dogs can tell us about aging
Elderly dogs can suffer from cognitive dysfunction, similar to dementia in humans. Evan MacLean with the Arizona Canine Cognition Center in Tucson explains how games and puzzles that provide mental stimulation for dogs helps researchers understand how human brains respond at an advanced age.