A Native Fish Called “Wears a Feather”

A shiny fish with golden scales and a red tail is shown from the side. It has fins on top and bottom and a pointed mouth.
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Have you ever seen a fish wearing a feather? Well, now you can…at least when you translate a newly named species of fish!

The sicklefin redhorse is a fish with a FIERY red tail and an olive-green body, and the species is now known as Moxostoma ugidatli. Ugidatli (pronounced ooh-gee... Read more

FAA Ordered to Toss Out Sky Harbor Flight Paths That Raised Noise Levels

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A federal court ordered the Federal Aviation Administration to start over on planning for flight paths in and out of Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. The current plan has led to tens of thousands of noise complaints from neighbors since it was put in place in 2014. (Photo by Coleton Berry/Cronkite News)

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Snakes in a Can Could’ve Been Deadly Snack

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On March 2, federal agents from U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and the Customs and Border Protection made the striking discovery of potato chip cans containing three deadly king cobras. Read more

Sen. McCain Treated for Brain Cancer

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On July 19, McCain’s office announced that the 80-year-old senator had a brain tumor, a glioblastoma, which is an aggressive type of cancer. Read more

After 31 Years, Stolen 'Woman-Ochre' Returns to Arizona

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The treasured painting, part of a series by celebrated abstract expressionist Willem de Kooning, is back home at the UA Museum of Art — and this is the story of how it happened.

 

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New Species Discovered Around the World

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Scientists announced a mind-boggling 18,000 newly discovered plants and creatures for 2016.

 

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A ‘Kiss’ Not Soon Forgotten: Ongoing UA Research Sheds Light on Kissing Bug Behavior

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Rising temperatures are causing a spike in kissing bugs in Southern Arizona. University of Arizona scientists are conducting a research to study the bugs' changing behavior and activity. Read more

Tiny Space Cube Made by Teen to Launch!

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Rifath Sharook, 18, designed and built what may turn out to be the world’s tiniest space cube! Read more

The Case of the Scruzzled Moon Photo

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Astronomers think they have solved the case of the zigzaggy photo of the moon taken by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), proving once again that science rocks! Read more

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