Arizona Science Desk
The mosquito-transmitted West Nile virus is working its way through the Valley. Maricopa County has confirmed 35 cases, including two deaths, so far this year, an uptick from the same time a year ago.
Aug. 31, 2017
Exposure to environmental heat caused 37 work-related deaths and almost three thousand injuries in 2015. The new state data also show the hottest states are not home to the highest rate of heat deaths. For as hot as Arizona is, the state ranks fifth overall.
Aug. 30, 2017
In this edition of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke talk about the relationship between pain and the brain, touching on the evolution of pain as retribution, both biologically and culturally.
Aug. 30, 2017
After months of protest, legal wrangling and stalled construction, the Dakota Access Pipeline is up and running — and transforming how oil leaves North Dakota.
Aug. 30, 2017
The U.S. Homeland Security Department and National Security Agency have given the University of Arizona a new designation. It's called CAE-R, and stands for Center of Academic Excellence in Cyberdefense Research.
Aug. 29, 2017
There’s been a lot of talk, both on this program and elsewhere, about the opioid epidemic the state and country are facing. But within that epidemic, new research shows patients suffering from mental illness are being prescribed a disproportionate share of these painkillers.
Aug. 29, 2017
Rain continues to fall in southeastern Texas, which is already experiencing severe flooding because of Harvey. And the National Weather Service is forecasting the storm will bring torrential rains to southwest Louisiana as well.
Aug. 29, 2017
A federal court found the iconic American Bald Eagle species living in Arizona too insignificant to protect.
Aug. 29, 2017
Experts say the future of farming is digital, and a greenhouse operation near Willcox is testing a new system that uses big data to show results and help grow the tomatoes.
Aug. 29, 2017
Red powder used in Hindu ceremonies could have unsafe lead levels.
Aug. 29, 2017
As Hurricane Harvey churned off the Gulf crashing into Texas, temperatures ahead of it dropped a full ten degrees in Houston, but caused a record high of 111 degrees here in Phoenix and record highs across the Southwest. NWS meteorologist Ken Waters explains why.
Aug. 28, 2017
The National Weather Service issued a dire warning about Hurricane Harvey. Louis Uccellini, director of the NWS, explains why the agency is calling this an unprecedented event.
Aug. 28, 2017
Thunderstorms are a regular occurrence on the prairie, but when they roll through oil country, they can wreak havoc hitting wastewater disposal sites.
Aug. 28, 2017
The recent solar eclipse plunged a swath of the U.S. into two minutes of gloom, but it’s nothing compared to the years-long night that almost wiped out life on Earth 66 million years ago.
Aug. 26, 2017
The future of transgender troops has been in question since President Trump Tweeted that they would no longer be allowed to serve.
Aug. 25, 2017
The Valley Fever Center for Excellence at the University of Arizona in Tucson has received a four-year, $4.8 million grant to help with the development of a vaccine for Valley fever.
Aug. 25, 2017
One of those people weighing in on NAFTA renegotiations is Shane Burgess, dean of the University of Arizona College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
Aug. 24, 2017
When was the last time you went to see your primary care doctor? For a lot of us, it might have been a while.
Aug. 24, 2017
Through mid-August, more than 6 million acres had burned in the United States this year because of wildfires.
Aug. 24, 2017
The number of boys playing high school football in Arizona dropped 15 percent in the past year, in line with a national decrease. In the 2016/2017 school year, 17,761 Arizona boys played high school football.
Aug. 24, 2017
