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Little Meteorite Ends Its Journey In Georgia

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People across seven southern states saw a fireball falling through the sky earlier this summer. What was it, you ask? A meteor breaking apart as it fell through our planet’s atmosphere. A small piece of the space rock even hit a house in Georgia!

A meteor is simply a piece of ancient rock... Read more

Plastic Patches!

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Recent reports out of Roatan, a tiny island off the coast of Honduras in the Caribbean, its scenic coastline has been inundated with plastic trash—everything from bags and bottles to plastic utensils. Read more

Penguin Colony Collapse

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Out of about 18,000 breeding pairs of these black-and-white birds, the scientists found only two chicks survived. Read more

Valhalla Rising: Unearthing Viking Warrior Woman

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Viking burial site recently gave scholars a surprise. It turns out that this ancient Viking warrior, always assumed to be male, was actually a woman! Read more

Valley School District Uses Escape Room to Teach Critical Thinking

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The countdown clock ticked away the minutes, as students finished their escape into an innovative learning experience at a Valley school district. Read more

Parents: How You Manage Conflict Has an Impact on Your Kids

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When a child sees one of his or her parents arguing with the other in a destructive way, it can take a toll on how emotionally secure the child feels. Read more

Six Tips to Help You With the Massive Equifax Data Breach

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What you need to know about the Equifax data breach. Read more

Valley Workers Had Highest Wage Increases in U.S.

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Accoding to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Phoenix metro area saw wages increase higher than anywhere else in the country in the past year. Read more