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New State Law Raises Math Bar

Beginning this year, high school seniors in Arizona will have to clear another hurdle before winning their diplomas.

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Southwest Likely to be Loser Thanks to Climate Change

Despite this year’s abundant monsoon season, researchers say climate change could be pushing the Southwest into a period of sustained drought. 

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Flagstaff's 23rd Festival Of Science To Begin Today

The 23rd Flagstaff Festival of Science begins tonight, and this year's theme is water. Over the next ten days, there will be dozens of water-related events, including a talk by the grand daughter of...

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Kids have fun exploring at Festival of Science

Ninth grader Nate Darkins grins from ear-to-ear as he listens to a tour leader describe the Clark Telescope at Lowell Observatory.

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Grant funds green business incubator on Navajo Nation

The sun bears down on Brett Isaac and his team of workers. They’re bolting solar panels onto a large array at the Tolani Lake Enterprises office building.“This is 39 panels. And these PV panels will...

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Grant will fund new American Indian health research center

Diabetes, alcoholism and obesity all disproportionately afflict Native Americans.The reasons are many, including poverty and lack of education.But a new $6 million grant from the National Institutes of...

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Senate candidates weigh in on climate change, uranium mining

Health care, immigration and jobs are all headliner issues in the race for Arizona’s open U.S. Senate seat.A topic that hasn’t grabbed much attention is the environment.Arizona Public Radio asked...

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Flagstaff USGS Team Helps Curiosity Rover Explore Mars

Later this year, the Mars Rover Curiosity is scheduled to begin its longest road trip yet, to Mount Sharp.  That’s a three-mile-high mountain on Mars that tells the planet’s geologic history in the...

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NAU Researchers Part of Gut Project

Now, it’s time for a gut check. Literally.  A researcher at Northern Arizona University is working with a team of scientists trying to unravel what lives inside our guts.

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AZ's Health Improving Slightly

When it comes to overall health, Arizona fared a little better this year in the America’s Health Rankings survey of 50 states.

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