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Kids now getting ‘adult’ disease
After they’re diagnosed and for the rest of their lives, type 1 diabetics need to regularly test their blood sugar levels with a pinching tool that draws a little blood. They also have to give...
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Penguin pressure
Dee Boersma studies conservation biology and has focused on seabirds as indicators of environmental change. Recently appointed to the Wadsworth Endowed Chair in Conservation Science at the University...
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Got Milk? How?
We put it in cereal. We drink it with cookies. And we eat tons of foods that are made from it, including yogurt, cheese and even some crackers, breads and granola bars. For most of us, milk is a staple...
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Island of Hope
In a remote village in Fiji, nature and people are working together to save each other
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What the appendix is good for
It was a Saturday morning in 1991 when 12-year old Heather Smith woke up feeling nauseous. Spring break was just beginning, and her parents were planning to take her skiing the next day in Flagstaff,...
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New waves for safe flying
On December 21, 1988, hundreds of passengers boarded Pan Am flight 103 at Heathrow Airport in London. Travelers included families, musicians, businessmen, hair stylists, teachers and dozens of college...
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Better living from scorpion venom
The venom in one scorpion can contain hundreds of different toxins. The deadly African fat-tailed scorpion (Parabuthus transvaalicus) has a toxin that can kill one type of beetle but not another. This...
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Bullying is an everyday problem
New work is showing that the best way to stop bullying is to keep it from ever starting
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Underwater Racket
The oceans are getting louder, and scientists want to know what that means for marine residents
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Planting seeds for better plastic
Landfills hold garbage and plastic — and the oceans do too. Traditional plastics stay around a long, long time. One goal with bioplastics is to make materials that will break down easily. Credit: NOAA...
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