Mikayla Mace-Arizona

  • Four scientists in white protective body suits stand over the capsule containing samples from the asteroid Bennu.
    asteroids

    Bennu asteroid holds our solar system’s original ingredients

    A deep dive into the sample of rocks and dust returned from near-Earth asteroid Bennu reveals some long-awaited surprises.
  • A squirrel in a tree eats a nut.
    squirrels

    Early trauma cuts squirrel lifespans

    Early-life trauma can cut short the lives of red squirrels in the Yukon. But "food booms" can help boost their resilience to adversity.
  • A plastic medical model of the brain with one half resting on a table and the other half displayed upright.
    brains

    Researchers pinpoint anorexia’s origins in the brain

    The discovery of anorexia's origins in the brain was observed in mice, but the findings could lead to human drug treatments.
  • two small trees, one alive and one dead
    climate change

    Dead saplings reveal climate risks to forests

    Studying how saplings respond to drought and heat could inform management after wildfires and die-offs, say researchers.
  • A research stands in front of a huge rock glacier with trees around it.
    glaciers

    Earth’s rock glaciers may clarify ‘hidden giants’ on Mars

    New research digs into rock glaciers on our home planet, but the findings could help scientists get a deeper understanding of Mars, too.
  • Palm trees bend in the wind against an orange sky.
    hurricanes

    Temps spike after tropical cyclone ‘heat pumps’

    Extreme heat often follows tropical cyclones, a new study finds. That can complicate disaster recovery even further.
  • backlit child pours dingy water into inverted half soda bottle
    climate change

    Get the rich, not the poor, to live sustainably

    Although remedying poverty would have an impact on the environment, but it's the world's wealthiest people who do the most damage.
  • Three pink ribbons on a white background.
    breast cancer

    ‘Goldilocks’ drug seems to stop triple-negative breast cancer in mice

    A new drug specifically targets deadly triple-negative breast cancer with little to no toxic side effects, a study with mice shows.
  • illustration of rocky object in space
    meteorites

    Team finds potential origin of shock-darkened meteorites

    Planetary scientists have identified a potential source of shock-darkened meteorites, which have dark veins.
  • orange streaks in petri dish
    drug development

    Yeast discovery could lead to antifungal drugs

    Yeasts infect about 150 million people a year and kill about 1.7 million, especially those who are immunocompromised.
  • The neuromuscular junction appears as a thin band of black surrounded by bright pink to highlight the Tmep protein and blue.
    epilepsy

    Gene may explain forms of epilepsy with unknown cause

    A new explanation for some forms of epilepsy with unknown causes could also have implications for other neuromuscular diseases such as ALS.
  • Two researchers lean over equipment with tubes coming out of it in the desert.
    groundwater

    Paradox Basin groundwater isn’t as old as previously thought

    Roughly 6 million years after the Grand Canyon's formation, researchers have discovered that nearby groundwater is much younger than they thought it was.