METRO WEEK: Solar Energy Advances in the Southwest
As residents add solar, companies try to improve solar panels
It's Not Just for the Birds
Tucson Audubon Society's New Executive Director
Insect Experts Report Active Season of Africanized Honeybees in Arizona
Abundant blooms are providing growing opportunities for the aggressive bees.
Fitness as the Frontline
People with Parkinson's disease find physical and emotional benefits with exercise.
UA Gets $20M to Help Build World's Largest Telescope
Scottsdale businessman's donation will help pay for 8 mirrors for instrument to be installed in Chilean mountains.
NASA Spacecraft Gets Closer to Pluto; Should It Be Reclassified as a Planet?
New Horizons is turning its cameras on after a 9-year, 30-billion mile journey from Earth.
Repose - The Potent Pause
Tucson residents' new book recommends lying on your back for a surprising number of mental and physical health benefits.
Project Hopes to Photograph Jaguars, Ocelots Near Tucson
Camera traps set up at more than 200 places in mountains surrounding the city.
Teenagers Ask Big Questions at Biosphere 2's Summer Academy
It's a Tuesday afternoon, a group of high school kids are trudging in rubber boots through only mangrove forest in Southern AZ.
Familiar Sounds of Summer
Some "singing cicadas" are associated with the monsoon but a bug expert disagrees.
Ukraine Crisis, Other Global Politics Imperil OSIRIS-REx Mission
Team plans to use rocket which runs on a Russian-made engine; Canadian government funding couldn't be secured.
Archaeology, Adventures and Agaves
Tucson archaeologists are beginning new chapters after decades at the University of Arizona, reveal ancient culture's uses for tough native plant.
Friends of Stars, Skies in S. AZ
Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association is celebrating 60 years in the community; they are connected to all things astronomy.
Interdisciplinary Consciousness Conference Celebrates 20 Years
Toward a Science of Consciousness hosts around 800 scientists, philosophers, experimentalists, artists and students from different backgrounds and perspectives; taking place in Tucson thru April 26.
OSIRIS REx Moves From Planning Phase to Fabrication
Latest NASA project for the UA is one step closer to launch; its ultimate goal is bringing back a piece of an asteroid to Earth.
