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The Alaska Purchase: How a Remote Territory Became an American Future
In 1867, the United States bought Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million. What looked to many Americans like an extravagant gamble became one of the most consequential territorial decisions in…
Read more →Home Energy Rebates: How a Federal Program Is Turning Efficiency Into a Household Resource
A new generation of federal home-energy rebates is moving from legislation into state-run programs, helping households plan upgrades that can lower energy use, improve comfort, and make electrification more attainable.
Read more →Isotype: How Vienna Turned Statistics Into Pictures Anyone Could Read
Before the infographic became a daily language of news, a group of designers and educators in interwar Vienna was building a visual system for explaining society through symbols, charts and…
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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…
Read more →The Chiricahua Leopard Frog: How Arizona Is Giving a Vanishing Amphibian Room to Return
Across southeastern Arizona, biologists, landowners, tribes, zoos, and public agencies are rebuilding the ponds and streams that the Chiricahua leopard frog needs…
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Yavapai College volleyball sweeps South Mountain in Prescott
The Roughriders won in three sets, improving their season record to 8-6. Their next match is Oct. 2 against Arizona Western at…
Read more →Montezuma Well: The Yavapai County Spring That Turns a Sinkhole Into a Living Archive
In the high desert north of Camp Verde, Montezuma Well is more than a dramatic opening in the limestone. Its steady flow,…
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The Library Card That Opens Arizona’s Museums
Across Arizona, public libraries are helping turn cultural experiences into a shared community resource—offering free admission to museums, gardens, zoos and other…
Read more →The Voyage of the Beagle: How a Travel Journal Changed What Humanity Saw in Nature
Charles Darwin’s account of a five-year voyage became more than an adventure book. It showed how careful travel, patient observation, and vivid…
Read more →Amelia Earhart: The Pilot Who Became a Global Celebrity
Breaking Into a New Field Amelia Earhart became one of the most famous aviators of the twentieth century. At a time when aviation was still developing, she helped demonstrate that women could occupy the same demanding space as male pilots. Flights That…
