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Sixty-million tons of produce is destined for the landfill every year. The U.S. Agriculture Department says food waste accounts for up to 40% of the total food supply.
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Low snow totals across the Colorado River basin are threatening to shrink major reservoirs and making water managers anxious. -
The resulting study was published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and gives insight into what families value, and how big world events can change that. -
Across the Mountain West, groundwater is the unseen force keeping springs flowing, wetlands green, and desert plants alive. Now, a new interactive tool is making that hidden water easier to see. -
A project funded by NASA could help bring emergency medical care to rural Arizona. ASU researchers are developing augmented reality glasses that can help walk users through some procedures in real time — without needing to be online. -
The National Institutes of Health says hospitalizations for marijuana in Arizona rose about 20% over five years as the state legalized recreational use. Now researchers in Colorado want to know if a cannabis compound can treat addiction. -
Dr. Lauren Edgar has already had a remarkable career. She spent 17 years working with the Mars Science Laboratory and Mars Exploration Rovers. -
Wildfires are starting to burn more frequently in areas that also get snow. And that’s causing snowpacks to melt earlier than they typically do, especially in the years right after the fire. -
The Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management is collaborating with the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality to carry out a month-long pile burn that is expected to span across 12,000 acres. -
December was the warmest ever recorded in the Valley. January wasn’t a record-breaker, but it’s on track to be the fourth-hottest ever for Phoenix. -
Statewide, Arizona has confirmed 24 cases of measles so far in January. Health officials are warning of possible public exposures in Maricopa and Pima counties and are continuing to urge Arizonans to take precautions against the extremely contagious disease. -
Agents were met by protesters at many of the sports bars across the Valley as news spread about what was going on. And some of those protesters — were pepper sprayed. -
Arizona has confirmed 24 cases of measles so far in January. Health officials continue to urge Arizonans to take precautions against the extremely contagious disease.
