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Once a flourishing part of the Coronado Forest, charred tress stand near Portal Arizona. A reminder of the Horseshoe 2 which fire ripped thorough thousands of acres of forest in the summer of 2011.

Horseshoe 2 Fire, Two Years Later

Chiricahuas blaze scorched 200,000 acres; recovery slow
the tenth anniversary of the Aspen Fire on Mt. Lemmon; what does the mountain look like now, how is it recovering, concerns for the future

Ten Years After the Aspen Fire

Mount Lemmon recovering slowly from historic wildfire
10/29/12. Rebecca Brukman. Group of women in brightly colored athletic apparel run along path.

Motivated Exercisers on the Move

Personal drive comes from many sources

Desert Splendors for Month of May

Naturalists point to blooms, butterflies, other beauties
A bright red bird sits perched on a tree branch.

Festival for Feathered Friends

International Migratory Bird Day along San Pedro River
A bee sits on a blooming flower.

Buzz on Bees: They Communicate

Researcher studies their ways to aid computer, robotic networks
Condor 23 on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon

Condor Reintroduction Faces Setbacks

7 deaths since Dec.; lead poisoning to blame for some
Here we have the exterior of Biosphere 2 which is illuminated by a beautiful, golden sunlight.

Focusing on Planet Earth

Biosphere 2, annual Earth Day raising awareness
Water levels at the Colorado River basin.

Report Calls Colorado River 'Most Endangered'

Demand; drought threaten waterway; but some are optimistic it can be restored
Elissa Fazio and other Hummingbird Monitoring Network volunteers are uncovering the secrets of hummingbirds.

The Hummingbird: A Love Story

Tiny creatures help researchers, volunteers piece together climate puzzle
A program at TMC collects the cord blood of babies at high risk for cerebral palsy in hopes that the blood's stem cells could one day treat the disease.

Banking Stem Cells Fosters Research

Questions remain about practicality of saving baby's cord blood
Mexican gray wolf, Canis lupus baileyi

Reintroduction of Wolves Remains Contentious

Supporters cheer Mexican gray's recovery; cattlemen still opposed
A bright red bird sits perched on a tree branch.

Desert River Harbors Life

San Pedro encompasses multiple wildlife habitats

UA Develops iPhone Dust Storm App

Free download gives user real-time info on issues anywhere in US
Aureum Chaos, a region on Mars, photographed March 20, 2013 by HiRISE, a University of Arizona experiment on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.

Learning From Asteroids Pummeling Mars

UA HiRISE camera documents space-rock strikes on red planet
The mission to collect samples from the asteroid 1999 RQ36 is scheduled to launch in 2016, and will return to earth in 2023.

UA Mission Will Touch Asteroid

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