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Recap of June 2020 Co-InFEWS Workshop

A recap of the Co-InFEWS Workshop hosted online during the week of June 15, 2020, where Indigenous community members, scholars and representatives from federal and tribal agencies met to collaborate on ideas and share experiences about the nexus of food, energy and water systems.

People Try To Spot A Lizard Cleverly Hiding In A Pic Of Broken Branches

If you’re someone who enjoys solving puzzles or loves a good challenge than I have an absolute treat for you. Your mission should you choose to accept it – is to find a lizard cleverly hidden in these broken branches.

Rare watering hole near border wall southwest of Tucson is drying up

The cause of the drop in water levels at Quitobaquito Springs is complicated, experts say.

Superfund Research Center Receives $10.6M to Study Mining Waste, Arsenic-Diabetes Link

 

The center, since 1989, has helped address the state's most pressing environmental contamination sites.

To Spot Future Coronavirus Flare-Ups, Search the Sewers

Wastewater-based epidemiology can test large groups of people and help better allocate scarce resources

Here's why the Bighorn Fire got so big: weather, fuel, terrain

On June 17 in Tucson, Peter Norton watched smoke billow from the Santa Catalina Mountains. His shift at Mount Lemmon’s fire department had ended the day before, but he and another firefighter, Aaron Lindflott, had made a pact. When it was time to head back up the mountain to fight the Bighorn Fire, they’d be ready.

Can this tiny owl survive in one of America's fastest-growing states?

Conservationists want the cactus ferruginous pygmy owl back on the endangered species list, but opponents say it’s unnecessary.

Floods follow fires: Leaders prepare for post-Bighorn Fire monsoon

All eyes have been on the Bighorn Fire since it sparked on June 5.

But now, city and county leaders are preparing for what comes next — monsoon and flooding.

Fun Science Games You Can Play On Twitter

Looking for a new activity to do while staying home to social distance? 

A number of scientists host weekly games and challenges on Twitter. Players get to have fun for free while learning trivia about the natural world.