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    Episode 442: How color evolved in the plant and animal kingdom
    Plants and animals were not always as colorful as we see them today. University of Arizona evolutionary biologist John Wiens discusses the evolution of color for plant and animal species that developed hundreds of millions of years ago.
    20 December 2024, 4:01 pm
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    Episode 441: Continuing research into the source of COVID-19
    The fight against COVID-19 became part of our lives four years ago. Researchers are still working to find out how to it started. University of Arizona immunobiologist Michael Worobey discusses the latest findings and considers the possibilities of new pandemics brewing around the globe.
    13 December 2024, 4:01 pm
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    Episode 440: A new look at how planets are formed
    The James Webb Space Telescope is giving astronomers a closer look at the creation and development of planets. University of Arizona planetary scientist Ilaria Pascucci discusses a new study on protoplanetary disks, described as a cradle where new planets are born.
    6 December 2024, 4:01 pm
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    Episode 439: Exploring the telescopes atop Kitt Peak
    Kitt Peak National Observatory has reopened to the public after closures due to the pandemic and a mountain wildfire. Visitors Center Operations Manager Peter McMahon talks about what people can see and do among the largest collection of scientific research telescopes in North America.
    22 November 2024, 4:01 pm
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    Episode 438: Why is our connection with canines so strong?
    Scientists are learning more about dogs and their special communicative link with people.
    15 November 2024, 4:01 pm
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    Episode 437: Exploring the pros and cons of big data
    Developments over the past decade have demonstrated the complexities of collecting and interpreting big data.
    8 November 2024, 4:01 pm
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    Episode 436: Tracking the dietary habits of animals
    Scientists are catching up with the evolution of diet among animal species.
    1 November 2024, 4:01 pm
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    Episode 435: Exploring the universe with the Large Binocular Telescope
    The Large Binocular Telescope has been observing planets, stars, and galaxies from atop Mount Graham since 2005. Telescope staff scientist Al Conrad discusses the most recent pictures it captured of Jupiter's volcanic moon Io.
    25 October 2024, 4:01 pm
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    Episode 434: Surveying the sky with one of the world's most advanced telescopes
    Astronomers with the University of Arizona-backed Vera Rubin Observatory are on track to start their work early next year. Project outreach and education director Alan Strauss discusses how they will use the largest camera ever built to take a highly-detailed time-lapse look at our universe.
    18 October 2024, 4:01 pm
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    Episode 433: Measuring glacier ice and its impact on sea level rise
    Scientists say 95 percent of the thickest ice in the Arctic Ocean has already melted. Now they are focusing on ice melt from inland glaciers in the Northern Hemisphere and how it's affecting sea level rise. University of Arizona planetary scientist Jack Holt is leading a team trying to predict how glaciers build and retreat in response to climate change.
    11 October 2024, 4:01 pm
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    Episode 432: Measuring light pulses at super high speeds
    Atomic particles move at one quintillionth of a second. University of Arizona physicist Mohammed Hassan is developing instruments that can detect light pulses in attoseconds, providing a new tool to measure quantum states of matter.
    4 October 2024, 4:01 pm
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