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

Man and Dog Survive 60 Days Lost at Sea

Shaddock sits in a boat wearing a lifejacket and fisherman hat petting his dog Bella
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Top Photo: Shaddock and Bella enjoy the hospitality of the Mexican tuna boat that rescued them! Photo credit: Image: Facebook

After surviving cancer, an ambitious sailor from Australia survived two... Read more

New Brain Research May Lead to Cure

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Top Photo: Dr. Halfmann. Photo credit: Image: stowers.org

Scientists may be one big step closer to finding a treatment for Huntington’s disease, a rare, inherited... Read more

Thirsty States Agree to Curb Water Use

The desert Southwest’s rivers, lakes and canals. Water running through California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico.
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After years of draining Lake Mead, the largest water reservoir in the country, Arizona, California and Nevada have agreed to reduce their use of Colorado River water in exchange for about $1 billion from the federal government.

Lake Mead supplies water to 25 million people in these states... Read more

Deep-Sea Scientists Make Record-Breaking Discovery!

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Photo credit: uaw.edu.au

Scientists recently released footage of the deepest fish ever filmed off the coast of Japan—cruising along at more than 27,000 feet, almost five miles, below the surface! The record... Read more

Swift Makes Dream Come True for Injured Young Fan

Taylor Swift The Eras tour poster. 10 poses of Swift in boxes.
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Taylor Swift kicked off her Eras Tour last month in Glendale—and while it was a big night for everyone who managed to snag tickets, it was an unforgettable night for 13-year-old Isabella McCune.

Five years ago, McCune spent nine months in the hospital after an accident left burns on more... Read more

Welcome to the Phoenix Suns, Kevin Durant!

Deandre Ayton #22, Devin Booker #1, Kevin Durant #35, Chris Paul #3
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Kevin Durant joins the Suns after playing for the Brooklyn Nets earlier in the season and injuring his knee in January. Before his injury, Durant was having a standout season averaging 30 points, 6.8 rebounds, and 5.4 assists per game.

“I want to go out there and do as much as I can, and... Read more

Festival of Books Is Fab Family Fun

Boomer at the Book Festival standing with 4 children holding signs: I love my teacher, I love my school, If you can read this, thank a teacher.
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Plan a family outing to this year’s fantastic Tucson Festival of Books (TFOB), including Science City, taking over the University of Arizona mall on Saturday and Sunday, March 4 and 5.

Hundreds of top authors and illustrators will be there, signing their books, speaking on panels, on... Read more

SciTech Festival— Gears for the Future!

Boomer and STEM
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Get in on the fabulous futuristic fun as the Arizona SciTech Festival kicks off its 2023 STEM events at the Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction in Scottsdale on Jan. 21 & 22.

This is the dozenth year of the SciTech Festival and its second year kicking things off on the world-famous... Read more

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