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National Park Service officials are working to eliminate a spawning ground for harmful nonnative fish in Glen Canyon.
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"Wearable robots” might sound like science fiction, but a research lab at Northern Arizona University is perfecting an ankle exoskeleton to help people who have trouble walking.
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Colorado River conservation programs have stopped receiving money from the federal government despite temporary restraining orders intended to halt the Trump Administration’s funding freeze.
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A new study explains how two deep canyons formed very quickly on the moon during an asteroid impact. KNAU’s Melissa Sevigny spoke with local planetary scientist David Kring about the findings.
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Solar advocates continue to fight what they call a “discriminatory” fee added to the utility bills of Arizona Public Service customers who have solar panels.
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A new paper coauthored by Northern Arizona University scientists proposes solutions for the decline of the Great Salt Lake in Utah. The lake’s level has dropped about 4 inches a year since the 1990s.
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A coalition is working to add federal protections to the Upper Verde River and Sycamore Creek via a Wild and Scenic River designation. It's threatened by groundwater pumping and long-term drought.
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Water conservation measures are currently in place at the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park due to breaks in the Transcanyon Pipeline. Replacing the pipeline requires a more than $200 million investment in infrastructure without disrupting archaeology and ecology.
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Biologists have begun re-introducing endangered black-footed ferrets in Aubrey Valley near Seligman. It's Arizona’s first ferret reintroduction in more than 30 years.
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A report from the Sierra Club’s Grand Canyon Chapter warns parts of the Upper Verde River could go dry within the next two decades if water use trends continue.
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Flagstaff’s Lowell Observatory recently opened the long-awaited Marley Foundation Astronomy Discovery Center. Hundreds of visitors flocked to the new exhibits, which aim to connect people to the universe in unexpected ways.
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A new study of aspens on the San Francisco Peaks shows they’re struggling to grow to full-sized trees. But Northern Arizona University forest ecologist Mike Stoddard has a surprising solution: asking hunters to help.