Arizona Science Desk
They are a symbol of the American West, but my next guest said wild horse populations have been growing at an unsustainable pace.
Nov. 14, 2017
Athletes have used some form of cold treatment for decades in the attempt to help their bodies recover from training or injuries.
Nov. 14, 2017
Negotiators from nearly 200 countries, including the U.S., are currently in Bonn, Germany for climate change talks.
Nov. 14, 2017
New guidelines for hypertension mean many more Americans will be classified as having the disease.
Nov. 14, 2017
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Prescott campus will launch a satellite early Tuesday morning.
Nov. 13, 2017
With self-driving technologies advancing, many questions arise on just how far they’ll expand.
Nov. 13, 2017
As companies like Waymo ramp up tests of their self-driving cars in Phoenix, state and federal officials continue to debate when “good” will be “good enough.”
Nov. 13, 2017
Removing invasive salt cedar reduces the risk of wildfires, but it also offers a chance to restore native plants and wildlife.
Nov. 13, 2017
Northern Mexico and Arizona share the same star-sparkled sky... as well as the interest to explore it. That’s why institutions from both sides are partnering to build a new telescope in Baja California, hoping to learn more about space.
Nov. 13, 2017
We looked at efforts to expand marijuana research — particularly whether use of the drug could help people suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder — with Dr. Sue Sisley.
Nov. 10, 2017
The Flagstaff City Council passed a resolution against the transportation of uranium ore through the city and neighboring communities this week.
Nov. 10, 2017
An 8-week-old mountain lion cub is doing well at an Arizona Game and Fish Department facility after found being alone in a remote part of central Arizona.
Nov. 10, 2017
Date production in Yuma County is a nearly 35-million-dollar industry, yielding about 10 million pounds of the fruit per year. Date farms in Yuma County trace directly to those original Moroccan palm trees.
Nov. 10, 2017
The debate about climate change has partially been focused on its economic consequences. But what about national security?
Nov. 9, 2017
The chairman of the Hopi tribe says he's disappointed about a federal recommendation to lift the 20-year ban on uranium mining on public land outside Grand Canyon National Park.
Nov. 8, 2017
With 2018 midterms looming and the public still unsure about the safety of election equipment, two U.S. senators, Sens. Martin Heinrich of New Mexico and Susan Collins of Maine, have introduced legislation to boost the cyber defenses of state election systems, including an a feature where members of the public try and hack the system on their own.
Nov. 8, 2017
The communities of New River and Desert Hills moved one step closer to getting a fix to their water woes. The Arizona Corporation Commission approved rates for a plan put forward by the utility EPCOR.
Nov. 8, 2017
One week into November the National Weather Service has a better idea on how the La Nina churning out in the Pacific will impact Arizona's this winter.
Nov. 7, 2017
Women are more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease than men, which researchers have known for years. But a recent study written by a team from Weill Cornell Medicine at Cornell University and the University of Arizona Health Sciences may offer more insight into why there is a difference between the sexes.
Nov. 6, 2017
Researchers have found a genetic pattern in the saguaro and its cousins that could explain why many cactus species resist simple classification.
Nov. 6, 2017