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The University of Arizona’s Lunar and Planetary Lab will preview the upcoming mission at an open house Saturday. Next door, the Flandrau Science Center will open its renovated planetarium theater.
Aug. 25, 2016
Have you ever seen a strange critter crawling across the floor you couldn’t identify? The Arizona Science Desk wants to help you get answers!
Aug. 25, 2016
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Arsenic is a naturally occurring carcinogen widespread in the West. Levels in the drinking water at the Hopi Cultural Center average 12 parts per billion, slightly above the EPA’s standard of 10 parts per billion.
Aug. 24, 2016
A research team from Northern Arizona University confirmed the presence of the endangered meadow jumping mouse in parts of Arizona and New Mexico. It’s the first regional survey in a decade, and the team is using ink to find the mice.
Aug. 23, 2016
More Arizona moms are breastfeeding their babies, according to a report from to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released Monday.
Aug. 23, 2016
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has moved to protect nearly 36,000 acres in Arizona as “critical habitat” for two types of cacti, the acuna and Fickeisen plains.
Aug. 22, 2016
The rocket that will send a University of Arizona spacecraft to an asteroid will be moved to the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center this week for testing.
Aug. 22, 2016
There are more than 250 sources of methane in the Four Corners area, but that a small number of them are responsible for about half of the emissions.
Aug. 19, 2016
Whenever children head back to school, a pest crawls back into the spotlight. Head lice are well known, but trying to figure out how to get rid of them has many parents scratching their heads.
Aug. 19, 2016
Sorry, desert dwellers. You're going to have to head north. Although wild mushrooms also can be found in the desert, they're almost always poisonous.
Aug. 19, 2016
The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument, or DESI, just got formal approval from the US Energy Department – it’ll help answer some long-standing questions about the universe’s expansion, among other things.
Aug. 18, 2016
An asteroid sample collected by a University of Arizona-led mission could provide clues to the origin of life and the formation of the solar system.
Aug. 18, 2016
The University of Arizona senior vice president of health sciences said in a written statement he is “deeply troubled” by allegations at a meeting of the Arizona Board of Regents Health Affairs Committee.
Aug. 17, 2016
Have you ever seen a strange critter crawling across the floor you couldn’t identify? The Arizona Science Desk wants to help you get answers!
Aug. 17, 2016
An instrument being built for Kitt Peak National Observatory near Tucson will allow a look back in time — and that will enhance concepts developed by Albert Einstein about how dark energy is driving expansion of the universe.
Aug. 16, 2016
Last week, monsoon storms dumped more than 2 inches of rain on some parts of Tucson in just one day. Sure, it's usually rainy during monsoon season, but what about the rest of the year? How much rain does Tucson get annually?
Aug. 16, 2016
Google has been testing self-driving cars in Chandler for several months and now you can get a close-up look at how the technology works. Google is hosting an open house August 13, 2016, at Soho63 in Chandler at 11 a.m.
Aug. 12, 2016
If you’re looking for a place to watch the Perseid meteor shower in Arizona, then you’re invited to Lost Dutchman State Park in Apache Junction.
Aug. 12, 2016
You might want to set your alarm a bit early tomorrow morning, like maybe between midnight and dawn and find a nice dark spot to look up at the sky to get a glimpse of the peak of the Perseid Meteor Shower.
Aug. 11, 2016
The Perseid meteor shower peaks late Thursday and early Friday morning. The annual show is expected to be extraordinary this year.
Aug. 10, 2016
