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Living in food swamps linked to higher risk of obesity-related cancer death.
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Living in food swamps linked to higher risk of obesity-related cancer death.

  • ZMG - Veuer
  • Updated Jun 9, 2026

A new study shows how food inequities across the U.S. are connecting “food swamps” to an increased risk of dying from obesity-related cancers,…

Rosie on the House

Rosie on the House

  • iStock
  • Updated Feb 26, 2026

Creating a master plan helps the yard come together for maximum enjoyment.

Bad runoff forecast boosts chances of court fight over Colorado River
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Bad runoff forecast boosts chances of court fight over Colorado River

  • Larry Clouse/Csm via AP Images
  • Updated Feb 8, 2026

Shown here dramatically free of ice on Jan. 10, 2026, the Gunnison River is a major tributary to the Colorado River. Unusually warm weather li…

Local opinion: Deserts, and those who fight to conserve them, are treasures
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Local opinion: Deserts, and those who fight to conserve them, are treasures

  • Gerald Farrington Special to the Arizona Daily Star
  • Updated Dec 29, 2025

Mort Rosenblum brilliantly captures the victim status of two deserts, Sonoran and Sahel, assaulted by denial and neglect, but also by terrorism and war.

How wild donkeys damage Arizona's desert ecosystem
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How wild donkeys damage Arizona's desert ecosystem

  • Kelly Henriquez Cronkite News
  • Updated Nov 4, 2025

Some biologists worry about the impact burros could have on Arizona's desert ecosystem from eating larger plants relied upon by many different species of plants and animals for protection from the sun and predators.

Shop the monsoon: These handcrafted Tucson products capture the magic
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Shop the monsoon: These handcrafted Tucson products capture the magic

  • Analeise Mayor
  • Updated Sep 8, 2025

It’s the most magical time of the year in Tucson, when — fingers crossed — the monsoon brings cloudy days, strong downpours and the scent of a…

Cooper's hawk takes a dip in NW Tucson pool
Environment

Cooper's hawk takes a dip in NW Tucson pool

  • Analeise Mayor
  • Updated Jul 4, 2025

Even hardened desert dwellers occasionally need cooling relief and a drink of water, and will often seek out the water sources available to them in Tucsonans’ yards, state officials say.

In Arizona desert, fish farms may help water crops
Nation & World

In Arizona desert, fish farms may help water crops

  • Updated Jun 5, 2026

In landlocked Arizona, where the Colorado River crisis has put water use under a microscope, a new inland desert fish farm is growing barramun…

Tucson saguaro blooms sprouting in great numbers, and strange places
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Tucson saguaro blooms sprouting in great numbers, and strange places

  • Henry Brean
  • Updated Oct 31, 2025

For Star subscribers: Saguaros across the Tucson area are erupting with flowers in an unusual display not seen since 2021. Experts don't really know why.

Latest weapon in Tucson's fight against buffelgrass: sheep
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Latest weapon in Tucson's fight against buffelgrass: sheep

  • Henry Brean
  • Updated May 15, 2025

For Star subscribers: Weed warriors have unleashed a new weapon to battle buffelgrass on "A" Mountain: a herd of hungry sheep.

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