science
Posted Apr 1, 2021, 10:17 am
Danya Gainor
/Cronkite News
A Phoenix educator, entrepreneur, adventurer and science communicator has been selected for the crew of Inspiration4, SpaceX’s first all-civilian mission to space. Sian Proctor, who’s a geology, sustainability and planetary science professor at South Mountain Community College, was one of the two final crew members SpaceX announced Tuesday at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where SpaceX Dragon will launch in the fall.... Read more»
Posted Apr 30, 2020, 5:43 pm
Madison Staten
/Cronkite News
A new report in the journal Science found the period from 2000 through 2018 to be the driest 19-year span since the late 1500s, and the second driest since 800. In simpler terms, it’s an emerging megadrought, which is a drought that typically lasts decades.... Read more»
Posted Mar 27, 2020, 2:31 pm
Jessica McDonald
/FactCheck
President Donald Trump has enthusiastically pushed the use of two malaria drugs — one in combination with an antibiotic — to treat COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. But there is currently only limited evidence to suggest the drugs are effective against the new virus.... Read more»
Posted Dec 13, 2011, 4:17 pm
Janet Rose Jackman
/TucsonSentinel.com
Arizonans believe education is a critical, but that public schools are failing to prepare students for college or the workplace, according to a statewide poll.... Read more»
Posted Oct 16, 2011, 11:03 am
Jimmy Zuma
/TucsonSentinel.com
Has Johns Hopkins found a cure for conservatism? It sure looks like it. Jimmy Zuma thinks it’s long overdue!... Read more»
