by CSO Chiara Scornavacca, ASPIRE Academy

Hello readers! I am Chief Science Officer Chiara from ASPIRE Academy at Connolly Middle School in Tempe. As a CSO, I have been able to spread STEM awareness throughout the community and inspire an interest in STEM possibilities.... Read more

Stacey Traylor teaches third grade at Navarrete Elementary. This longtime teacher has taught second through sixth grade, and has been at Navarette for the past 12 years.

She says she enjoys the third-grade curriculum, especially one of the “big third-grade skills,” learning to multiply.... Read more

Have you ever heard of elaliite and elkinstantonite?

You’re certainly not alone if you haven’t—because they were just recently discovered on Earth! Scientists IDENTIFIED two minerals that have never been seen on our planet from a slice of meteorite that was discovered in Somalia in... Read more

Archeologists in Norway discovered the world’s oldest dated runestone.

Runestones are the oldest known form of writing in Scandinavia. They are stone blocks with markings of the runic alphabet, which was first used about 2,000 years ago, according to the University of Oslo. Archeologists... Read more

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