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The Malaria Vaccine Is Moving From Breakthrough to Childhood Protection
After decades of research, two WHO-recommended malaria vaccines are beginning to reach children in the places where the disease remains a daily threat.
Read more →The Bald Eagle: How America’s National Bird Found Its Way Back
Once pushed toward disappearance in the lower 48 states, the bald eagle has become one of the clearest conservation successes in modern America. Its recovery shows what can happen when…
Read more →Granite Basin Lake: How a Small Prescott Reservoir Makes Room for Desert Life
Just outside Prescott, Granite Basin Lake brings water, wildlife, trails, and high-desert geology together in a compact public landscape that rewards both quick visits and slow exploration.
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Chandrayaan-3: The Moon Landing That Opened a New Chapter for Lunar Science
India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission achieved a difficult soft landing near the Moon’s south polar region, then sent a rover across the surface to…
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How Department Stores Changed Shopping
Shopping Under One Roof Large department stores transformed retail by bringing clothing, furniture, housewares, cosmetics and other goods together in one building.…
Read more →The Smithsonian Folklife Festival: How Living Traditions Found a Place on the National Mall
For more than half a century, the Smithsonian Folklife Festival has invited musicians, cooks, craftspeople, farmers, storytellers, and communities to present culture…
Read more →The Highlands Center: Where Prescott Turns the Forest Into a Classroom
In the pines outside Prescott, the Highlands Center for Natural History offers a place to walk, observe and understand the living landscape…
Read more →Parker Solar Probe: How a Small Spacecraft Reached the Sun’s Unexplored Frontier
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has completed the closest approach to the Sun ever made by a human-built spacecraft, entering a region that…
Read more →Lenacapavir: How a Twice-Yearly Injection Could Change HIV Prevention
A new long-acting medicine is giving HIV prevention a different rhythm: instead of remembering a pill every day, eligible people may soon…
Read more →Prescott National Forest schedules Goldwater-area prescribed burn window
Fire managers plan prescribed burning south of Prescott between May 20 and May 31, 2025, with possible trail, road and camping closures near Goldwater Lake and the Bean Peaks trail system.
