Positive news from Arizona
First Images from Mars Orbiter’s High Resolution Camera Wow ResearchersTucson, Arizona, USA - Scientists are delighted with early shakeout shots by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter using its High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera. |
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Smart glasses switch focus in an instantArizona - Glasses that change from "long distance" to "reading" mode at the flick of a switch could prove a revelation for many wearers. |
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Frisky Ferrets Bouncing BackAubrey Valley, AZ - Thanks to conservation efforts and some exceptionally frisky behavior in the wild, the endangered black-footed ferret is making a comeback. |
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Arizona Farmers Welcoming TouristsPhoenix, AZ - Some Arizona farmers are finding a way to squeeze a bit more money out of their land - by opening it up to tourists who want to learn how their meals get from the ground to the dinner table. |
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Healing power of palsPhoenix, AZ - Nine years - but little else - separate longtime friends Benny Yee and Lem Tang. |
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The Eco-Cowboys: Big land buys signal greens are moving into ranchingKaibab Plateau, AZ - If you're going to to break into the cowboy business, this is as good a place as any to do it. |
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Grand Canyon to Get Glass BridgeGrand Canyon National Park, AZ - Fear of heights? This is definitely no place for you. The all-glass, balcony-like "Skywalk"--shown in an illustration released this week--will extend over the edge of the Grand Canyon, 4,000 feet (1,200 meters) above the Colorado River. |
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Petition to list headwater and roundtail chubs gets further considerationPhoenix, AZ - A petition to protect the headwater chub and the Lower Colorado River basin population of the roundtail chub under the Endangered Species Act has been found by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to have sufficient merit to warrant further consideration. |
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World’s largest telescope begins with a spinTucson, Arizona - Expert mirror makers are gearing up to cast the first component of what is planned be the world's largest telescope. When completed, its seven 8.4-metre mirrors will more than quadruple the power of today's best observatories. |
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Recycling turns into freecyclingTucson, AZ - Whatever you do, don't offer yourself or your children. |
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Good news in America
- Obama triples area of protected California coastline
- Obama ‘backs assault weapons ban’
- Victories for Marriage Equality and First Openly Gay U.S. Senator
- Lucas Giving Disney’s Billions To Fund Education
- New Water Treatment Process Could Help Bring Dead Zones Back to Life
- SpaceX launches station cargo
- Tesla Unveils Solar Powered Charging Stations
- Obama Hikes Fuel Efficiency to 54.5 MPG by 2025
- Bill Nye the Science Guy asks parents not to raise creationist kids
- Community-Owned Solar Power on the Rise in the U.S.
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