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Over half of venomous snake bites in the U.S. occur due to improper handling or attempts to kill rattlesnakes. So, learning how to safely deal with these animals is important.
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Flagstaff scientists and engineers are developing a plan to launch a network of wildfire-detecting satellites into space. They’re now semifinalists in a global competition.
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On Monday, a partial solar eclipse will be visible everywhere in the lower 48 states of the U.S. Anyone standing in a narrow band stretching from Texas to Maine will experience a total solar eclipse. NAU astronomer Cristina Thomas says it's extraordinary.
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The Coconino County Flood Control District will present a pair of studies to its Board of Directors Tuesday that forecast the risks of post-wildfire floods in the Rio de Flag watershed in Flagstaff.
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The Forest Service recently released a proposal to revise its forest management plans to protect old-growth trees. KNAU spoke about this unprecedented effort with Andrew Sanchez Meador, executive director of NAU's Ecological Restoration Institute.
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A new study from Northern Arizona University found redwood trees burned by wildfires can draw on century-old carbon reserves to re-sprout.
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The U.S. State Department for the second year in a row has recognized Northern Arizona University as a Fulbright leader for its status as a Hispanic Serving Institution.
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Arizona State University will build its new medical school in downtown Phoenix as part of a larger push by the state's universities to address shortages in healthcare workers.
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Vice President Kamala Harris visited Flagstaff Tuesday as part of a month-long tour of U.S. colleges and universities focusing on issues mainly affecting young people.
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Northern Arizona University has announced the creation of a new College of Medicine as part of an initiative designed to increase the number of primary care doctors in rural, Indigenous and underserved communities.