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In the latest installment of KNAU's series PoetrySnaps!, we meet poet and environmental educator David Martin. He believes poetry is “artful communication and connectivity” to each other, ourselves, and the natural world. Today, he shares an excerpt of his poem The Ground Nest.

Before it was vast ponderosa pine forest, northern Arizona was covered by a warm, shallow sea. Marine organisms resembling ancient clams, nautiluses, and corals thrived in its waters…and so did several dozen different kinds of sharks.

A group of art education students at Northern Arizona University will debut a first-of-its-kind exhibit tonight’s at Flagstaff’s First Friday Art Walk. Onyx: An All-Black Art Exhibition features the work of five local Black artists. It started off as a class research project on cultural competency and evolved into a multi-media art history project to elevate Black artists and recognize the contributions of the Black community to Flagstaff’s history.

A new study shows conifer forests in the West are struggling to regrow after wildfires. KNAU’s Melissa Sevigny reports, the researchers say forest management practices can help.

A new study from Northern Arizona University traces the carbon in the atmosphere over the last 100 years through a unique scientific instrument: wildflowers. Scientists examined century-old specimens of local plants to get insights into how the climate is changing. KNAU’s Melissa Sevigny spoke with lead author Mariah Carbone about how bombs detonated in the 50s and 60s left a signature behind.

Officials at Northern Arizona University have preemptively cancelled in-person classes Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023, in advance of a significant winter storm moving into the region.

This Valentine's week, KNAU's series PoetrySnaps! celebrates love of the earth with Navajo Nation Poet Laureate Laura Tohe.

Astronomers these days don’t count or name the stars—they code them, using sophisticated programming techniques to sort through enormous amounts of data. Students at Northern Arizona University got a chance to try those techniques for themselves at an intensive, week-long boot camp, where they could make real discoveries about the night sky—and about their own dreams for the future.

Women make up nearly half of the people working in the life sciences in the United States, including biology, conservation, and wildlife professions. Even so, they face discrimination and harassment. Now, a new book gathers dozens of stories from female wildlife biologists to highlight the challenges they face. KNAU’s Melissa Sevigny spoke with coeditor Carol Chambers of Northern Arizona University about the project.

The Arizona Department of Health Services has awarded nearly $6.5 million to Northern Arizona University to help alleviate the state’s nursing shortage.