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The Verde River Greenway: A Living Corridor Beside Cottonwood
Along the Verde River near Cottonwood, a protected stretch of riverbank offers a rare look at Arizona’s riparian landscape—and at the continuing work needed to keep it healthy.
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The Asteroid Sample That Is Rewriting the Story of Earth’s Beginnings
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission brought pristine material from asteroid Bennu to Earth, giving scientists an unusually close look at the chemistry that existed before our planet formed.
Read more →X-59: How NASA Is Trying to Make Supersonic Flight Neighbors Can Live With
NASA’s experimental X-59 aircraft is designed to replace the explosive sonic boom with a quieter thump—an engineering test that could reshape where and how fast passenger aircraft fly.
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America’s eVTOL Pilot Program Moves Electric Flight Closer to Everyday Use
A new federal pilot program is giving electric vertical-takeoff aircraft a structured path from experimental technology toward real-world American aviation.
Read more →The Hellbender: How a Giant Salamander Is Finding a Future in American Rivers
North America’s largest salamander is helping conservationists protect the cool, rocky streams it needs to survive. Across the eastern United States, captive…
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Zora Neale Hurston: The Writer Who Turned Everyday Voices Into Literature
Zora Neale Hurston drew on fiction, folklore, and anthropology to preserve the language and inner lives of Black communities in the American…
Read more →The Cosmic Microwave Background: How Two Engineers Heard the Echo of the Big Bang
In 1964, Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson found a faint, stubborn microwave signal in the sky. Their careful investigation helped turn the…
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The Golden Gate Bridge: Engineering a Landmark
A Bridge Across the Bay When the Golden Gate Bridge opened in 1937, it connected San Francisco with Marin County and became…
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Prescott Before Statehood: A Town in the Arizona Territory
When Prescott was established in the nineteenth century, Arizona was not yet a state. It was part of the Arizona Territory, a…
Read more →Sedona’s Free Trailhead Shuttle Is Turning Red-Rock Access Into a Shared Public Place
In Yavapai County, Sedona’s expanding shuttle network is changing how visitors reach some of Arizona’s most popular trailheads—while giving the landscape a little more breathing room.
