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Science

15 ways to stay cool this summer without AC

15 ways to stay cool this summer without AC

  • Nicole Caldwell

Photos: Northern Lights dance across Montana's Big Sky

Photos: Northern Lights dance across Montana's Big Sky

  • MONTANA LEE NEWSPAPERS PHOTOGRAPHERS

From the west to the east, Montanans were given a front row seat to the Aurora Borealis, also known as Northern Lights Friday night.

These Airless SMART Tires Could Change the Way We Drive Forever

These Airless SMART Tires Could Change the Way We Drive Forever

    This tire might kind of look like an ole-timey covered wagon wheel, but it’s actually quite the opposite. This is the tire recently unveiled by the SMART Tire Company, something they say could change the way we drive.

    Anti-Aging ‘Drug Cocktail’ Shows Signs Of Reversing Aging Effects

    Anti-Aging ‘Drug Cocktail’ Shows Signs Of Reversing Aging Effects

      Harvard researchers have identified a combination of drugs that have shown promise in reversing the effects of aging.

      Webb Telescope Discovers Supermassive Black Hole Formed Over 13 Billion Years Ago

      Webb Telescope Discovers Supermassive Black Hole Formed Over 13 Billion Years Ago

        The James Webb Space Telescope has made another discovery, observing an active supermassive black hole located deeper in the universe than ever recorded before.

        Ro-bottoms up! Aperobot Is First Robot Sommelier

        Ro-bottoms up! Aperobot Is First Robot Sommelier

          Workshop 4.0, the HES-SO Valais-Wallis’ School of Engineering (HEI) in Switzerland, and Les Celliers de Sion’s Aperobot is the first robot that can pour you a glass of wine.

          Webb Telescope Image Reveals Ethereal Forms Emerging From Pillars Of Creation

          Webb Telescope Image Reveals Ethereal Forms Emerging From Pillars Of Creation

            The James Webb Space Telescope has captured the famous Pillars of Creation, found in the Eagle Nebula, located 6,500 light-years away.

            This Social Robot Could Be the Nursing Home Elderly Care of the Future

            This Social Robot Could Be the Nursing Home Elderly Care of the Future

              Birth rates in countries around the world are beginning to go down and that’s especially true in places like China, which once had a one child per couple law. Meaning there’s an aging population without enough young people to care for them. Enter this social robot which is being built from t…

              NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Breaks Record With Closest Orbit to the Sun Ever

              NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Breaks Record With Closest Orbit to the Sun Ever

                The Sun is the brightest thing around, but there’s still quite a lot we don’t know about it since we can only get so close. However now, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has gotten closer than other manmade object before it and it’s giving us new data with every orbit.

                Japanese Scientists Develop Robotic Arms For Humans You Wear Like A Backpack

                Japanese Scientists Develop Robotic Arms For Humans You Wear Like A Backpack

                  Researchers have developed wearable robotic arms for humans. Jizai Arms are described as a robotic limb system that can be attached as and when required.

                  This is the ‘Model A’ the Flying Car of the Future That Actually Looks and Drives Like a Car

                  This is the ‘Model A’ the Flying Car of the Future That Actually Looks and Drives Like a Car

                    In recent years we’ve seen a lot of examples of eVTOLs, or electric vertical take-off and all landing aircraft. They’re often called flying cars, but the problem with that moniker is that few of them actually look like cars and even fewer can drive like them. Buzz60’s Tony Spitz has the details. 

                    Something's Fishy! Swiss Underwater Robot with Tail of a Fish Collects Environmental DNA

                    Something's Fishy! Swiss Underwater Robot with Tail of a Fish Collects Environmental DNA

                      A robot named Belle created at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology can film underwater and collect samples to help researchers understand the living organisms in the deep waters. Belle can blend in without scaring away fish. Veuer has more.

                      Webb Telescope Detects Crucial Molecule In Space For The First Time

                      Webb Telescope Detects Crucial Molecule In Space For The First Time

                        For the first time, scientists have utilized the James Webb Space Telescope to identify a significant carbon molecule in space.

                        Robot Tennis Player Will Soon Outmaneuver Human Opponents

                        Robot Tennis Player Will Soon Outmaneuver Human Opponents

                          A remarkable robot called ESTHER has been developed with the potential to compete and win at tennis tournaments like Wimbledon and the US Open. Designed by an associate professor of robotics at Georgia Tech, ESTHER is an autonomous wheelchair tennis robot that can swiftly move around the cou…

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                          Photos: Monsoon 2026 in Tucson

                          Photos: Monsoon 2026 in Tucson

                          Images from this year's monsoon action around Tucson by the Arizona Daily Star photography staff. 

                          You'll want to watch this feral hog video all the way to the end

                          You'll want to watch this feral hog video all the way to the end

                          Wild pigs caught on camera along the San Pedro River northeast of Tucson.

                          Photos: Thonrydale hangs on to win in their opener in the Junior League West Regional

                          Photos: Thonrydale hangs on to win in their opener in the Junior League West Regional

                          Thornydale beat in-state rival Mesa Four Peaks 9-8 to open their play in the Junior League West Regional at Arthur Pack Park, July 25, 2026, Tucson, Ariz.

                          Photos: Pima County Sheriff's Department's Badges and Backpacks

                          Photos: Pima County Sheriff's Department's Badges and Backpacks

                          Thousands of free backpacks were distributed to school age children on hand at the TCC for the 12th Badges and Backpacks, July 23, 2026, Tucson, Ariz.

                          State & Regional

                          Judge declines to block Arizona's new border policing law

                          Judge declines to block Arizona's new border policing law

                          A federal judge refused late Friday to block state and local police from enforcing a voter-approved law allowing them to arrest people who enter the country at other than a legal crossing.

                          Phoenix heat sets records day and night. Is relief on the way?

                          Phoenix heat sets records day and night. Is relief on the way?

                          PHOENIX — Temperature records for Friday hit milestones throughout the day: The daytime high reached 117 degrees at 3:14 p.m., breaking the previous daily record of 116 set back in 2023.

                          Ex-governor does about-face, endorses Biggs for AZ gov after criticisms

                          Ex-governor does about-face, endorses Biggs for AZ gov after criticisms

                          PHOENIX — Almost a year ago, former Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer said there was no way U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs could win the vote of Arizona independents he would need to become governor.

                          Trump personally informed about hundreds of undeliverable AZ ballots

                          Trump personally informed about hundreds of undeliverable AZ ballots

                          President Donald Trump was personally alerted after hundreds of mail ballots were marked undeliverable ahead of the Arizona primary, even though the Navajo County recorder said most of their addresses were correct.

                          Nation & World

                          Social Security & You: Working women vs. stay-at-home moms

                          Social Security & You: Working women vs. stay-at-home moms

                          Once again, I find myself in the middle of an argument that has been going on for decades, maybe longer: the friction that develops between working women and stay-at-home moms.

                          Ukrainian soldier survives almost a year in a foxhole

                          Ukrainian soldier survives almost a year in a foxhole

                          Serhii Krynitskyi and his comrade survived almost a year together in a small dugout on the front lines, killing Russian soldiers and scavenging for food among the dead.

                          The Great Wealth Transfer will be smaller than you think

                          The Great Wealth Transfer will be smaller than you think

                          There’s been a lot of talk about the Great Wealth Transfer, a projected shift of an estimated $124 trillion from older generations to younger ones.

                          Scientists spot evidence of companion stars that blew up

                          Scientists spot evidence of companion stars that blew up

                          NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope observations over 16 years helped reveal this rare binary system, demonstrating how close massive stars live and die together in cosmic pairs.

                          Why are killer whales going ‘Moby-Dick’ on yachts lately? Experts doubt it’s revenge

                          Why are killer whales going ‘Moby-Dick’ on yachts lately? Experts doubt it’s revenge

                          • Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times

                          Shaky video of orcas ramming yachts and fishing boats in European waters has ignited a global sensation, while experts have struggled to explain the behavior and its timing.

                          NASA Releases Shocking Visualization of Planetary CO2 Emissions for a Year

                          NASA Releases Shocking Visualization of Planetary CO2 Emissions for a Year

                            What if we could see all of the CO2 emissions being created? What if each source of those emissions was color-coded? Enter NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio.

                            Astronomers Discover Cosmic Planet-Like Object That Burns Hotter Than the Sun

                            Astronomers Discover Cosmic Planet-Like Object That Burns Hotter Than the Sun

                               What’s the difference between a planet and a star? Well, a recently discovered cosmic object named WD0032-317B is certainly making the distinction more difficult. Astronomers say the object is a brown dwarf, or something that is pretty much a planet, but almost hot enough to be a star.

                              Betelgeuse Supernova Will Be Clearly Visible From Earth

                              Betelgeuse Supernova Will Be Clearly Visible From Earth

                                'Newsweek' reports that a spectacular night sky show might be in store for Earth as our stellar neighbor Betelgeuse nears its end.

                                Astronauts Need At Least Three Years To Recover From Space

                                Astronauts Need At Least Three Years To Recover From Space

                                  Space travel severely impacts astronauts’ brains, necessitating a significant recovery period after returning to Earth, per a new study.

                                  Here’s How and Why the Asteroid That Killed the Dinosaurs Was So Deadly

                                  Here’s How and Why the Asteroid That Killed the Dinosaurs Was So Deadly

                                    We all know how the dinosaurs died. A giant asteroid traveling through space at thousands of miles an hour collided with our planet. But what happened next? What really killed the dinosaurs? After all, despite being 7.5 miles wide, that’s quite small on a planetary scale.

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                                    Arizona expected to take a 31% cut in Colorado River supplies

                                    Arizona expected to take a 31% cut in Colorado River supplies

                                    Security footage shows gunman firing in downtown Tucson shooting that injured 9

                                    Security footage shows gunman firing in downtown Tucson shooting that injured 9

                                    Ex-governor does about-face, endorses Biggs for AZ gov after criticisms

                                    Ex-governor does about-face, endorses Biggs for AZ gov after criticisms

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                                    23 photos from inside the Macon County Jail through the years

                                    23 photos from inside the Macon County Jail through the years

                                    Check out the inside of the Macon County Jail through photos from the Herald & Review archives. More archive photos at herald-review.com.

                                    Wellsville man accused of giving drugs to Pharaoh's witness faces new charges

                                    Wellsville man accused of giving drugs to Pharaoh's witness faces new charges

                                    A new indictment has added two kidnapping and six witness tampering charges against an Allegany County man under federal investigation since a government witness in the Pharaoh’s strip club case turned up dead in his home.

                                    Prosecutors say Wellsville man tampered with government witnesses

                                    Prosecutors say Wellsville man tampered with government witnesses

                                    Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicholas Cooper told a judge that his office intends to file witness tampering charges against Simon P. Gogolack 39, of Wellsville.

                                    Wellsville man accused of giving drugs to Pharaoh's witness who died

                                    Wellsville man accused of giving drugs to Pharaoh's witness who died

                                    A Southern Tier man with a history of drug-related charges has become entangled in the FBI’s probe into the death of a government witness in the Pharaoh’s strip club case.

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                                    Tucson may close Congress St. to cars at Halloween, other crowded times for safety

                                    Tucson may close Congress St. to cars at Halloween, other crowded times for safety

                                    Tucson officials may close Congress Street to cars on Halloween to improve crowd control and emergency access following a downtown shooting that injured nine people.

                                    Security footage shows gunman firing in downtown Tucson shooting that injured 9

                                    Security footage shows gunman firing in downtown Tucson shooting that injured 9

                                    Security video from a camera at Empire Pizza & Pub, obtained by the Arizona Daily Star, shows a gunman firing shots down East Congress Street in the early morning hours of Sunday, July 19. David Leroy French was accused of firing the shots, which injured nine people. After firing the sho…

                                    Man convicted of murder in 2024 killing of Good Samaritan east of Tucson

                                    Man convicted of murder in 2024 killing of Good Samaritan east of Tucson

                                    After a nearly two-week trial and a day of deliberation, a Pima County jury has found Jack Upchurch, 42, guilty of murdering Paul Clifford.

                                    Court audio: Tucson mass shooting suspect given probation in prior case

                                    Court audio: Tucson mass shooting suspect given probation in prior case

                                    Pima County Attorney Laura Conover is facing backlash over her office's prosecutorial strategies after court documents revealed the 21-year-old man arrested in connection with Sunday's downtown Tucson mass shooting was on probation for a 2024 shooting incident.

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                                    Judge declines to block Arizona's new border policing law

                                    Judge declines to block Arizona's new border policing law

                                    A federal judge refused late Friday to block state and local police from enforcing a voter-approved law allowing them to arrest people who enter the country at other than a legal crossing.

                                    Tucson may close Congress St. to cars at Halloween, other crowded times for safety

                                    Tucson may close Congress St. to cars at Halloween, other crowded times for safety

                                    Tucson officials may close Congress Street to cars on Halloween to improve crowd control and emergency access following a downtown shooting that injured nine people.

                                    Conservative group demands records on Hobbs' 'know your rights' website

                                    Conservative group demands records on Hobbs' 'know your rights' website

                                    PHOENIX — A national conservative organization known for filing public records lawsuits wants information on how much Gov. Katie Hobbs spent in tax dollars to inform Arizonans of their rights if they are stopped by immigration agents.

                                    Senate panel endorses Kari Lake's nomination as US ambassador to Jamaica

                                    Senate panel endorses Kari Lake's nomination as US ambassador to Jamaica

                                    Kari Lake is a step closer to becoming the U.S. ambassador to Jamaica.

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