Arizona Science Desk
The physician shortage in Arizona has created a lot of worries. Now we’re learning more about the growing need for new nurses in the state and across the country.
July 18, 2017
More than 81 programs will lose a combined $213 million in federal funds, in a budget cut from the Department of Health and Human Services
July 18, 2017
The Republican plan to repeal and replace Obamacare has fallen apart.
July 18, 2017
As the Phoenix area prepares for a chance of more rain, officials say they have a better idea of where monsoon storms hit the hardest on Sunday night.
July 18, 2017
The wind energy industry is growing worldwide, and so is the global competition between turbine-makers. That battle is now playing out in Wyoming.
July 18, 2017
The number of suspected opioid overdoses fell in Arizona for the second week in a row, but suspected fatalities spiked to the highest weekly number since the state started collecting real-time data.
July 18, 2017
Phoenix is not known for strong winds, but that all changes when monsoons deliver destructive downdrafts like the one that damaged Burton Barr Central Library.
July 18, 2017
We're paying millions for plush mattresses and gee whiz gadgets — but a little "sleep hygiene" might save us lots of money.
July 17, 2017
Fewer people are dying from cancer, according to a July report from the Centers for Disease Control, but not all populations are improving equally.
July 17, 2017
The $1.9 billion Rosemont Mine project southeast of Tucson has been facing questions of whether it will damage two Arizona streams. Now, Canadian company Hudbay Minerals is asking the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality for more, including a full review of required water standards in the state.
July 17, 2017
As the Arizona medical marijuana industry expands, the focus is now back on the fee that the state’s users are being charged. The $150 annual fee was set after the state’s medical marijuana law passed in 2010 and put in place to cover the costs of administering the program.
July 15, 2017
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The Natural Resources Defense Council released an air quality map this week, with a county-by-county look at ragweed pollen levels and ozone pollution.
July 14, 2017
In another attempt to repeal and replace Obamacare, the Senate unveiled its latest revision to the GOP healthcare bill on Thursday. The new version is intended to appeal to moderates.
July 14, 2017
Intergenerational programs are springing up across the country, bringing younger and older generations together. In Arizona, there are a handful of these programs, including one unique program in Surprise.
July 14, 2017
Hosts Dr. Amanda Bauer and Dr. Alan Duffy are talking about the mysteries of Dark Matter and what makes up our universe on Cosmic Vertigo.
July 13, 2017
Arizona has hundreds of thousands of cattle and dairy cows, and only a handful of veterinarians to tend to the herds. With vet students coming out of school saddled with huge student loan debt, most go into lucrative family pet practices.
July 13, 2017
An iceberg nearly the size of Delaware that weighs 1 trillion tons broke off an ice shelf in Antarctica over the past few days, scientists in Britain said.
July 12, 2017
The Trump administration has finally moved to appoint a new director of the National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but that still leaves nearly 45 high-level federal science and technology positions open.
July 12, 2017
From tool-making to socializing, scientists look to our primate ancestors to better understand our own human habits. The same goes for sleep, but human sleep behavior is different than that of many kinds of primates.
July 12, 2017
Things aren't that simple when it comes to building and motivating teams – especially in the workplace.
July 12, 2017
