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Aquarium displays showcase ocean life at Flandrau Planetarium.

New exhibit takes UA Flandrau visitors on undersea adventure

The facility's downstairs is now dedicated to educate and inform about ocean life.

Artist’s conception of NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft collecting a sample from the asteroid Bennu.

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.

Leah and Alecia discuss social media with Marley, a student from Tucson High.

Social media seen through the eyes of Generation Z.

On Arizona Spotlight: Listen as local high school students reflect on their social media use and experts react to their stories. Plus, a visit to "Playformance", where a kid can really be a kid.

Fresh snow blankets the Catalina Mountains. From February 2021.

Ponderosa Pine at risk due to megadrought

New research shows that the species is facing higher mortality rates due to the drought.

A dust storm approaches Phoenix on Aug. 21, 2017.

Monsoon dangers include dust storms in rural Arizona

Experts advise motorists to avoid trouble on roads and highways during sudden storms.

Creative collective Kidz At Play combines the talents of 11 artists looking to use their passions to create change in the world.

Kidz At Play is not a rap group.

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant on the podcast "Going Wild"; and a conversation with Tom Carlson, 90-year-old co-founder and president of the Naco Wellness Initiative.

Chuckwalla lizard in Arizona

Wet winter translates into satisfying spring for desert plants and animals

Southern Arizona wildflowers, insects, and reptiles are among those benefiting from more moisture.

The Mexican gray wolf pups have an affinity to crawl towards each other and their mother for warmth and comfort. The piling reflex is affectionately called a "puppy pile."

Coexisting in rural spaces

How the Mexican Wolf Recovery Program is succeeding.

Dogs! A Science Tail

A new exhibit at the Arizona Science Center explores the relationship between humans and dogs and what makes our connection so special.

Cassandra Klos, mission commander, left, is greeted by Linda Leigh, right, one of the original eight Biospherians as the door is opened on the Space Analog for the Moon and Mars on Tuesday May 2, 2023 at Biosphere 2 in Tucson.

Four-person crew released from sealed habitat after week long journey

The crew studied what it would be like to live and work on another planet inside a pressurized habitat.

Tropical storm Colin developing off the Florida coast, 2022.

University of Arizona hurricane researchers predict above-average season ahead

They say the number of named hurricanes could reach a mark set in 2017.

Mission medical officer Eiman Jahangir enters the Space Analog for the Moon and Mars as mission communications officer and accessibility officer Sheri Wells-Jensen walks up to the habitat at Biosphere 2 in north Tucson on Thursday, April 27, 2023. Jahangir is a two-time NASA astronaut candidate finalist.

Four-person crew sealed into pressurized habitat to learn about space living

The crew will be locked in for six days.

UA Geosciences professor Paul Kapp leads a regional structural geology class in the Orocopia Mountains of southern California, March 2023.

UA graduate programs ranked among nation's best

Management Information and Geosciences were singled out in top college survey.

A weather satellite is depicted in Earth orbit.

UA researchers mount new global wind study

They are using satellites to measure speed and direction of winds aloft.

The three-story, 89,000-square-foot Applied Research Building will provide new research capabilities with state-of-the-art equipment and technology.

New $85 million home for UA's Space Institute unveiled

The building first broke ground in 2021.

A male elegant trogon in Madera Canyon feasts on a caterpillar it picked off a tree.

New Film Focuses on the Unique Sky Islands of Arizona

Thousands of different species depend on this habitat

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