American Airlines Pilot Reports ‘Long, Cylindrical Object Overhead’
Among the things you never want to hear a pilot say to air traffic controllers: “We just had something go right over the top of us.
Climate Change Will Make Parts of the U.S. Uninhabitable—Americans Are Still Moving There.
by Lucan Waldron and Abraham Lustgarten Instead of moving away from areas in the climate crisis, Americans are flocking to them. As land in places...
The Scenario in Which Kelly Could Stop Trump’s Pick
“I believe the people elected to the presidency and Senate in November should fill this vacancy,” Arizona Democrat Mark Kelly said.
America’s ‘Toughest Sheriff’ Loses Primary In Trump Country
Arizona apparently has had enough of “America’s toughest sheriff.” Former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has lost the Republican primary.
Rare ‘Snoring’ Frogs Found in Places Where They Shouldn’t Be
A rare frog has been found beyond its known range in the Southwest. A US Forest Service volunteer recently photographed a Chiricahua leopard frog.
This Endangered Predator Is Bouncing Back From the Brink of Extinction
Since these critters were released in 1998, the program to re-establish the species across its historic range has dealt with a number of obstacles.
Trump Crows Over Dem Debate Performance As Crowd Goes Wild
While six Democrats vying to replace him were clashing in Las Vegas, Trump was holding a rally one state over—and he gave followersa debate update.
Selfie-Seeking Jaguar Woman Denies Trying to Take Selfie
A woman who visited an Arizona zoo and ended up becoming a national headline is disputing the widely reported view that she was a misguided selfie-seeker.
Arizona: Woman in Pursuit of Selfie Attacked by Jaguar
A Saturday night tweet from Arizona’s Wildlife World Zoo in the wake of an incident involving a guest and a jaguar, is both understanding and cautionary.
Arizona Senate Race No Longer ‘Too Close to Call’
Democrats rejoice at the news Kyrsten Sinema just gained another big block of votes as the ballot counting continues in Arizona.
Arizona Asked a Young Earth Creationist to Review Evolution Teaching Standards
A Young Earth Creationist who says he was called by God to “teach from the Biblical creation perspective” is part of a team in charge of reviewing Arizona’s science standards
UFO Sighting: 2 Pilots In Different Planes See Mysterious Object
Two different airline pilots claimed they spotted the same UFO — a mysterious, reflective object — hovering about 30,000 feet (9144 meters) while flying over southern Arizona last month. They reported it to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which released a radio broadcast of the incident, reports said Tuesday. According to radio transmissions between the two…
All the Ways Daylight Saving Time Screws With You
When entire countries lose an hour of sleep simultaneously, bad things happen. Gimme back my hour. Pixabay Only a narrow band of people are really that affected by daylight saving. But gosh darn it, we will complain about it loudly every year. The annual switch to daylight saving time (DST) is the hour that launched a…
Why A Sudden Increase In Asteroids Flying Close To Earth?
Maybe you’ve seen the news: Not one but two asteroids are flying by Earth in the next few days. That seems like a lot, so what the heck is happening? Are we having a week of cosmically bad luck? Is the solar system angry at us? Are we all going to go the way of the dinosaurs?