Monsoon Genesis
Joseph Zehnder and a team of 20 researchers are studying the formation of monsoon storms in the Santa Catalina Mountains near Tucson, Ariz. Their goal is to identify the genesis of monsoon thunderstorms.
A Harsh Mistress
ASU climatologists Randall Cerveny and Robert Balling have found that movements of the moon influence some of our most extreme weather, such as hurricanes and tornadoes.
Growing the Smarter Way
Scientists at ASU's new Decision Center for a Desert City will study the decision processes used to plan and manage water resources and desert city growth.
With Every Breath You Take
ASU scientists are busy following the flow of air pollution in the Phoenix metro area.
Living Under the Carbon Dioxide Dome
Metropolitan Phoenix lies under a dome of carbon dioxide. Researchers at ASU are using the city to help predict the effects of rising CO2 worldwide.
Smoggy Skies, Soggy Skies
Randy Cerveny and Robert Balling have discovered a link between air pollution and weather patterns on the Atlantic coast of North America.
Fear of Lightning Grounded in Myth
Randy Cerveny discusses myths about lightning.
Absent Amphibians
Amphibians are dying out all over the world. Researchers at ASU are looking for clues as to why.
Growing the Smarter Way
Scientists at ASU's new Decision Center for a Desert City will study the decision processes used to plan and manage water resources and desert city growth.
Built to Last
Wouldn't it be nice if houses came with their own energy efficiency ratings, just like appliances and cars? With the help of ASU student research teams, they soon might.
Price of Pollution
Can you put a price on the air you breathe? According to ASU sociologists, it has already been done. Lower income neighborhoods are more likely to be close to environmental hazards and industrial pollution sources than more expensive homes.
Exploring Our Own Backyards
The Ecology Explorers at ASU's center for Environmental Studies are a unique group of scientists. Some are too young to drive a car. Others are still mastering the art of tying their own shoes.
Do You See What I See?
The scientist's job often includes finding a way to communicate abstract ideas in a way that others can understand. The Ecology Explorers program trains K-12 science teachers to use and pass along this skill.
Growing in Luxury
In parts of central Arizona, money appears to be as important to plants as water and food. A team of researchers that includes several ASU scientists has found that higher income level is associated with greater plant diversity.
Fighting for Air
The residents of the Homedale neighborhood in Phoenix are no strangers to community activism. Now, they are working with ASU researchers to uncover possible environmental causes for health problems in their area.
Xeriscape Facts
Xeriscaping is a type of water-efficient landscaping founded on seven basic principles.
Beneath the Forest
ASU plant biologist Jeff Klopatek studies a vital layer of the forest that many people overlook -- the forest floor and what lies beneath.
Living Under the Carbon Dioxide Dome
Metropolitan Phoenix lies under a dome of carbon dioxide. Researchers at ASU are using the city to help predict the effects of rising CO2 worldwide.
Evolution of a Biologist
David Pearson travels the world in search of colorful tiger beetles that help scientists guage the health of an ecosystem.
Build a Better Bioindicator
David Pearson has compiled a set of guidelines for choosing a bioindicator, or a species that represents an ecosystem.
Tiger Beetle Trivia
Tigers in the Arizona desert? Believe it. David Pearson studies these fierce desert hunters, known as tiger beetles.
Signs From Salamanders
Jim Collins explores the decline of the Earth's amphibian populations.
Big Ideas About Big Bugs
Jon Harrison wants to know why giant insects evolved and why they disappeared.
Test Flying an Idea
Jon Harrison and John Lighton test dragonflies's flight abilities to find out why giant insects evolved.
Phoenix--A City For The Birds
Mark Hostetler supervises a bird survey to help scientists understand the nature and dynamics of the Phoenix's ecosystem.
Tale of Tails
Matthew Flowers studies the unique color pattern of what is possibly a new species of chuckwalla.
Extinction On The Steppes
Don't know what you've got until it's gone. Andrew Smith and Heather Triplett struggle to protect biological resources in Central Asia.
Phoenix Under the Microscope
Researchers with the Central Arizona-Phoenix Long-Term Ecological Research project study the impact of urbanization.
Following the Fighting Females
Sarah Woodley studies the physiological basis of female aggression in mountain spiny lizards.
A View From On High
Mars Global Surveyor's remote-sensing technology helps the City of Scottsdale plan improvement and save money.
Wastewater to Wetland
Roland Wass and Peter Fox study the use of wetlands as areas in which to treat household wastewater.
Resource Management--It's for the Birds!
In Kazakstan, four distinct groups vie for the same land and resources. Todd Katzner studies the competitors: four species of eagles.
Learning Skills and River Dynamics
Students are getting hands-on research experience using Geographic Information Systems software while studying the history of the Salt River.
When Politics and Science Collide
High-level nuclear waste will remain dangerously radioactive for 100 centuries. That is nearly twice as long as the existing recorded history of humankind. What is a planet to do?
Earth Vision
The Arizona Earth Vision project places high-end computers, real-world research techniques, and technical expertise directly into the hands of students at four Arizona high schools.
Burning Issues
Stephen J. Pyne knows that a humanless fire ecology is like the ideal, frictionless surface of theoretical physics: It doesn' t exist.
Spreading the Seeds of Knowledge
Joelle Don de'Ville explains why recreating a riparian ecosystem is much more difficult than preserving an existing area.
What To Do About Those Dammed Rivers?
Juliet Stromberg studies how the flow patterns of a river affect the plant life that grows on its shores.
Grazing Habitats to Death
Robert Ohmart describes the riparian areas in the Aldo Leopold Wilderness as "beat to hell by domestic livestock grazing."
Galling Matters
Timothy Craig thinks a tiny fly that likes goldenrod plants may offer some clues to the intriguing question of biodiversity.
Balancing Spheres Of Influence
Unity and harmony are as much a part of Nancy Grimm's inner self as they are of her study of desert stream ecosystems.
Enrich the Present. Ensure the Future
Why would anyone want to study ancient cultures? ASU's Chuck Redman will tell you why.
Finding Common Ground
The Sustainability Partnership Enterprise at ASU connects university researchers with policy-makers in order to solve real-world environmental problems faster and more efficiently.
Legacies on the Land
To fully understand the prehistoric cultures of the Southwest, ASU scientists study how the landscape influenced societal and economic changes. They want to know how these changes, in turn, transformed the landscape.