Focus: Hidden - Arizona

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The public’s wariness with new technologies, like CRISPR-9 and gene editing, is largely based on ethical, religious and social concerns, rather than concerns about safety or efficacy, which is what regulatory agencies are limited to consider.

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But a new study by Arizona State University shows the opposite may be true – that one psychological effect of population density is for those people to adopt a “slow life strategy.” This strategy focuses more on planning for the long-term future and includes tactics like preferring long-term romantic relationships, having fewer children and investing more in education.

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'The Science of Consciousness' ('TSC') is the world's largest and longest-running interdisciplinary conference on all aspects of the nature of conscious awareness, feelings and existence.

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Paul Helford, the principal lecturer for creative media and film at Northern Arizona University, is available to discuss the nominations, what they mean for the film world and what nominees are likely to take home the statue.

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Greg Caporaso showed promising research that could lead to a new treatment option for autism spectrum disorder.

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Research professor Kathleen Hunt has found that baleen stores a wide range of hormonal data that can help chart a female whale’s reproductive history–data which she hopes can be used to help repopulate them.

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An article by NAU researcher Ted Schuur discusses how the release of carbon stored in the soil of the thawing Arctic tundra has the potential for speeding up climate change.

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The $335,000 grant will allow scientists with the Merriam-Powell Center for Environmental Research to test the nucleation approach.

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Next generation genomic analysis used to probe the former USSR’s biological weapons program

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The interdisciplinary research project called “FEWSion,” which builds on Ruddell’s work on the National Water-Economy Project, will create and study the first detailed map of the system.

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According to NAU Scientists, and their new study, global warming began in the Arctic and tropical oceans before thermometers were widespread enough to record the early signal.

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Data gathered by the Mars Odyssey spacecraft shows no more than three percent water, the same as or less than the driest deserts on Earth.

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It is easy to study what you can see. Researchers know a lot about how plants work aboveground, but what happens out of sight under the surface may control more than we once thought.

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Plants can grow faster as atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations increase, but only if they have enough nitrogen or partner with fungi that help them get it, according to new research published this week in Science.

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Carbon dioxide emissions from dry and oxygen-rich environments will likely strengthen the climate forcing impact of thawing permafrost on top of methane release from oxygen-poor wetlands in the Arctic, according to a study led by Northern Arizona University assistant research professor Christina Schädel.

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Compared to older people, younger adults experience greater antioxidant benefits from one exercise session.

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NAU’s Dorothy Dunn, assistant professor and doctor of nursing, has been actively researching the intentionality of compassion energy—the converse of compassion fatigue—in order to help nurses balance life and profession.

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Unmanned aerial vehicles, employing innovative engineering technology, will be built at NAU with instructions shared with researchers everywhere.

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Citizen scientists using a smartphone app will contribute data to a 27-museum collaboration to create an online data portal that integrates nearly 3 million North American butterfly and moth specimen records. Northern Arizona University will lead the effort based on a $3.2 million NSF grant.

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After 23 years, the seminal conference 'Toward a Science of Consciousness' is now simply 'The Science of Consciousness'. But as consciousness cannot be observed, scientifically explained, nor commonly defined, is there now truly a 'Science of Consciousness'? Are we there yet?

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Dr. Pradeep "Max" Dass, director of the NAU Center of Science Teaching and Learning at NAU, is helping guide STEM teaching methods on the other side of the globe in a small school in India. The CSTL continues its mission to lead the way in global STEM education.

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An expert assessment helps quantify the amount of carbon dioxide that will be released in the Arctic following climate-related changes in the biomass.

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Terrestrial biosphere is contributing to climate change because of human activities including agriculture.

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A technique developed by Northern Arizona University researchers can help invasive pest managers make more informed decisions about how to control Japanese beetles and the extensive damage they cause.

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Trina Spencer, research director at the Institute for Human Development at Northern Arizona University, is helping remedy the national reading crisis through the roll-out of a revolutionary language intervention system called Story Champs. Educators across the nation are praising the program.

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Northern Arizona University researcher studies the impact of CMV on healthcare providers.

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Being diagnosed with a potentially life-threatening illness is distressing enough but a dearth of cohesive services often compounds the difficulty, according to an NAU researcher.

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Following a DNA trail through the secretive world of heroin use, an international team of researchers led by Paul Keim at Northern Arizona University answered questions about injectional anthrax while demonstrating the latest advances in whole genome sequencing.

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Global Conference April 25-30, 2016 Loews Ventana Canyon Tucson, AZ

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Scientists will use two methods of harvesting ambient energy to power marine sensors on elephant seals.

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As permafrost thaws and old carbon is released, the carbon feedback cycle may be accelerated.

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NAU researcher leads project to measure effects of severe boreal wildfires and the loss of permafrost on ecosystems. The NASA-funded research is part of the Arctic Boreal Vulnerability Experiment.

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NAU professor Chris Downum and his team of students have been documenting sites all over the northern Arizona region using photogrammetry technology.

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An article published in Science this week, suggests catastrophic wildfire danger could be reduced by increasing use of planning burning in land management plans.

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April 25-30, 2016 Tucson, ARIZONA Loews Ventana Canyon Resort

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Jet fuel, when combined with sustained noise, may cause brain-related injury and lead to multiple conditions.

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Land managers may use fungi to ensure health of planting and reforestation efforts.

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The Center for Bioengineering Innovation at Northern Arizona University may have formulated a solution to more seamlessly integrate natural movement with mechanical support in a bionic ankle. An algorithm developed by the center forms the basis of a $225,000 National Science Foundation grant.

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Northern Arizona University has one of the world's few ice labs, where scientists are growing ice samples simulating Pluto's surface.