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Students at Cienega High School in Vail use telescopes to observe Mercury passing between the Sun and Earth during the May 9, 2016, transit event.

Vail's Cienega High Students to Document 2017 Solar Eclipse

Monday's Mercury transit provides telescope and data collection training.

Pie Party Celebrates Tucson's Sweet Side

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Smartphone App Connects Bystanders to Emergencies

PulsePoint alerts nearby volunteers to administer CPR in cardiac arrest incidents

Kimberly Craft interviews Robert Strom Ph.D. and AnnSprague Ph.D. from the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Lab about the planet Mercury.

Mercury Will Pass Between Earth, Sun in Rare Event

Mount Lemmon SkyCenter to host program for early-morning viewing.

UA Astrophysicist Named Guggenheim Fellow

Feryal Ozel will study neutron stars, black holes

University of Arizona geosciences professor Jon Pelletier walks through the forest on Cerro del Medio, a mountain in New Mexico’s Valles Grande, after the 2011 Las Conchas fire.

Study: Wildfires Responsible for 99% of Erosion in West

UA researchers assess impacts for a million years

UA College of Medicine Developing Snakebite Therapy

Combination of carbon monoxide and iron designed to prevent internal bleeding.

International innovation and business development leaders tour the UA's Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab during a visit to Arizona and California to foster collaboration and partnerships.

Arizona Welcomes International Technology Leaders

Innovation exchange opens door for partnerships

Shakespeare's Works Influenced by Science

The Bard's work references natural world

Planetary Science Institute to Train Teachers on NASA Data

$2.6 million NASA grant will encourage student discoveries

Tree Rings, Shipwrecks Aid in Hurricane Understanding

Climate change affects ocean storms, says researcher looking at 500 years of data.

"The Soul of an Octopus"

A conversation with naturalist and author Sy Montgomery about her ongoing quest to better understand the consciousness and emotions of animals.

New Desert Tortoise Species Identified by UA Geneticist

Understanding animal’s habitat and habits will aid its preservation.

Hurricane researcher Joe Cione is leading NOAA's effort to use the Raytheon-produced Coyote unmanned vehicle with a P-3 aircraft to collect weather data to improve hurricane forecasting.

Raytheon Unmanned Aerial Vehicle to Chase Hurricanes

Coyote provides weather data to NOAA, could assist in search and rescue

This image of the dwarf planet was captured from New Horizons on July 13, 2015, about 16 hours before the moment of closest approach. The spacecraft was 766,000 kilometers from the surface.

Researcher: Part of Pluto Younger Than Thought

Photos show one region with smooth surface, indicating it is less than 10 million years old.

One of the footprints discovered at a road project site.

Pima County Road Work Leads To Archaeological Discovery

Human footprints dating back as much as 3,000 years discovered near I-10.

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