NASA calls University of Arizona a "crown jewel"
University students and researchers work with NASA on a number of high-profile projects.
Inbreeding won’t doom the endangered vaquita marina — but fishing nets might
Research now finds that, genetically speaking, there is still hope the vaquita population can recover.
Ducey signs bill limiting successor's pandemic powers
The measure signed Friday won’t take effect until Ducey leaves office.
High pollution advisory for Tucson
The Pima County Department of Environmental Quality issued an advisory Friday for ground-level ozone air pollution.
Arizona scores low marks on land conservation
The Center for Western Priorities ranked the state second to last in a recent study.
House ethics panel tables complaint against Democratic lawmaker
Republican committee chairman Rep. Travis Grantham says the allegations fall outside the panel’s ability to investigate.
University of Arizona researcher gets closer to solving ancient mystery
Studies of tree rings and ice core samples are providing clues to what happened to Minoan civilization in 1500 B. C.
Fire restrictions take effect in national forests in Arizona
The Apache-Sitgreaves, Coconino, Kaibab, Prescott and Tonto forests imposed restrictions starting Thursday.
Camp Naco gets new designation as an endangered historic site
The century-old adobe camp housed Buffalo Soldiers and members of the Civilian Conservation Corps.
Arizona health agency: State's pandemic toll passes 30,000
According to the federal Centers Disease Control and Prevention, Arizona’s death toll ranks 11th highest among states.
Biomedical engineers sneak medicines past immune system
University of Arizona researchers are developing ways to target medication more efficiently to fight disease.
Rosemont returns clean water permit
The company is trying to end lawsuits against its proposed mine.
Gov. Ducey approves $400 million to widen I-10
Project will widen about 25 miles of the interstate between Phoenix and Tucson.
Federal government rolls out ‘extraordinary actions’ to prop up Lake Powell
Water levels in Lake Powell are the lowest they have ever been and still dropping.
Trauma physicians' study shows sharp rise in border wall deaths, injuries
A new study from a group of trauma physicians at U.C. San Diego Medical Center shows a dramatic rise in the number of people dying or suffering serious injuries falling from the border wall.
