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The geoduck sort of looks like a giant clam with a long, gooey arm sticking out of it, and they're apparently delicacies in Japan. But instead of focusing on the way they taste, scientists are looking at what their shells say about climate change.
Nov. 4, 2019
A U.S. State Department official is heading to South Korea on Tuesday. Who is he and what will he be talking about?
Nov. 4, 2019
More of us are generally living longer. With that comes an increase in a number of illnesses and diseases, including Alzheimer’s and multiple forms of cancer. That means there’s a need to find and train more people to care for aging Americans.
Nov. 4, 2019
The outcome of dozens of elections held by Maricopa County school districts may be a bellwether for education advocates that want voters to approve more K-12 funding in 2020.
Nov. 4, 2019
The first record of sexual harassment allegations against Tucson school employee John Corral is from January 2000. Corral's story — and a number of other instances like it — reveals a vulnerability in Arizona's system for disciplining school employees accused of sexual misconduct.
Nov. 4, 2019
Tempe police said Monday that a sergeant and an officer suffered minor and non-life-threatening injuries in a 1:45 a.m. collision with a wrong-way driver on State Route 51.
Nov. 4, 2019
New figures from the U.S. Census Bureau show a little less than 40% of Arizonans are natives who stayed in their home state. The other 60% migrate here from somewhere else.
Nov. 4, 2019
The Tempe chapter of Amnesty International has been working to raise awareness of what it calls a genocide against the people of Kashmir, a region at the center of disputes between India and Pakistan.
Nov. 4, 2019
A Gulf War veteran who once faced career challenges is working to make it easier for other veterans to transition into civilian life. Alan Powell created the HeroZona Foundation which organizes a free veteran summit.
Nov. 4, 2019
Ants get a bad rap from picnickers, but drivers might be able to learn a thing or two from our six-legged friends, especially during rush hour. Sebastien Motsch, an associate professor in Arizona State University's School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, said the creatures changed their speed and behavior to avoid snarls even when crammed into the densest of traffic.
Nov. 4, 2019
Chest tightness, shortness of breath and fainting spells are three common symptoms of aortic stenosis, a narrowing of a particular heart valve. Open heart surgery used to be typical for patients with this condition, but about eight years ago, some started to get a procedure that was much less invasive. Abrazo Heart Hospital in Phoenix was part of a global trial for transcatheter aortic valve replacement.
Nov. 4, 2019
Following a decade of research, development and assembly, final testing has begun on a new instrument at Kitt Peak National Observatory near Tucson. Its observations could improve scientists’ understanding of dark energy.
Nov. 4, 2019
Mesa officials have broken ground on a new development at SkyBridge Arizona at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport. The city is calling it the nation’s first joint U.S. and Mexico inland port and customs processing hub.
Nov. 4, 2019
Thousands of people recently attended the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers 43rd National Convention in downtown Phoenix
Nov. 4, 2019
National Democrats are suing Arizona over the way it lists candidates on the ballot, which favors the governor's party.
Nov. 3, 2019
Judge Douglas Rayes had ordered that Talonya Adams be reinstated no later than Thursday "pursuant to terms negotiated by the parties.'' But Adams, in legal papers filed Friday, said that didn't happen.
Nov. 3, 2019
The union representing Phoenix police officers is no longer calling for a vote of no confidence against Police Chief Jeri Williams. The Phoenix Law Enforcement Association had previously sought the vote after Williams fired two officers for their involvement in two high-profile incidents.
Nov. 1, 2019
The Tucson-based mining company Asarco has agreed to pay union workers about $10 million in disputed copper price bonuses. Workers have been on strike after walking off the job in mid-October.
Nov. 1, 2019
An estimated 140,000 Arizonans are living with Alzheimer’s disease. And that number is projected to increase, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. On Friday, Republican Sen. Martha McSally was in Scottsdale where she held a hearing about the impacts of Alzheimer’s disease on Arizonans.
Nov. 1, 2019
The weeklong Leaders United for Positive Energy program brought more than a dozen students and faculty from two Argentine universities and the Technological University of Hermosillo to Arizona in October.
Nov. 1, 2019
