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Two students holding sticks with black widows on them.

Science and technology

Creepy, cannibalistic and cool: Exploring why black widows thrive in metro Phoenix

black spider on labcoat sleeve

Science and technology

The 'real' Spider-Man: Why Hollywood should look to the jumping spider

October 23, 2026

Close up of a flying Mexican free-tailed bat

Arts, humanities and education

10,000 Phoenix bats reveal what is hidden in plain sound

October 23, 2026

Sun setting behind a power plant

Science and technology

Preparing for cascading climate risks

October 21, 2026

photo of a penguin on gray rocks in Antarctica

Science and technology

Mapping the genetic diversity of Antarctic life

October 12, 2026

A big dog and small dog sniff each other

Health and medicine

Why big dogs age faster

October 08, 2026

Graphic of the Galápagos Islands labeled on an underwater map, with a shark swimming across the right side.

Environment and sustainability

The catch with bycatch: Saving sharks goes beyond no-fishing policies

October 07, 2026

Julia Sarreal's portrait alongside drawing of red and white cardinal flowers

Arts, humanities and education

What plant life has to say about the past, present and future

September 30, 2026

A man on a ladder places a long cylinder of biological samples into a cryogenic storage tank.

Environment and sustainability

Decoding important wildlife DNA

September 24, 2026

A greater horseshoe bat flies in a cave

Environment and sustainability

The genes behind the wings: Massive study rewrites bat family tree

September 23, 2026

A hand holding a vial of algae up to the sky

Science and technology

A 'green' use for air-captured CO2: Growing beneficial algae

September 21, 2026