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The Buzz: Invasive plants and wildfire danger

Arizona's increasing risk of wildfire and encroaching invasive plants are putting native plants in peril.

Invasive Plant is Causing Concern in the Sonoran Desert

South African native can flourish in Central and Southern Arizona

The Buzz: Organ and tissue donation in Arizona

A look at how transplants happen, and what it's like to live through one.

Endangered red squirrel's numbers show decrease this year in southeastern Arizona

The annual survey conducted jointly by the Arizona Game and Fish Department, Coronado National Forest and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service showed an estimate of 144 squirrels.

The Buzz: What to expect when OSIRIS-REx returns to Earth

The seven-year mission to harvest samples of an asteroid is months from completion, and scientists are ready for the next step.

Coexisting in rural spaces

How the Mexican Wolf Recovery Program is succeeding.

New Film Focuses on the Unique Sky Islands of Arizona

Thousands of different species depend on this habitat

UA Santa Rita Experimental Range gets long-term lease

The range was first designated by President Theodore Roosevelt.

SRP researches cloud seeding in White Mountains to create snow amid historic drought

The state also helps fund cloud seeding programs in Colorado meant to increase flows into the Colorado River.

Winter solstice: Why isn't the shortest day of the year in the deepest part of winter?

It may be the day with the fewest hours of sunshine for the global north, but there is another source of heat to consider.

UA scientists still learning from Apollo 17 rocks 50 years ago

University of Arizona lunar scientists are still discovering details from the last manned moon mission's rocks.

The Buzz: Looking back on 2022

Newsworthy interviews and topics that we addressed this year.

Bisbee Science Lab expands

A grant from the Fiesta Bowl Charity makes the growth possible.

The Buzz takes a trip down the Verde River

Meet a man who has made saving this unique waterway his life's work

Crews remove invasive plants from Arizona waterways to conserve water, better ecosystem

Efforts along the Verde River and its tributaries to remove introduced plants can prevent monocultures while also getting water to a Phoenix-area reservoir.

UArizona Health Sciences receives grant to study PFAS mitigation in firefighters' blood

Arizona Board of Regents grant will further an Australian study that could minimize forever chemicals' impact on health.

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