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Red and white medical kit labeled 'DARPA SHARP' on a table next to several bags of donated blood in different types.
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New Synthetic Blood May Help Save Lives

Did you know that blood accounts for about 7 to 8 percent of your total body weight? While you’ve probably

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Tiny pale green leafhopper insect clinging to a bright green leaf, with two small black dots on its wings.
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Rare, Crop-Damaging Pest Caught in AZ!

NOGALES, AZ—What seemed like an ordinary shipment of leafy greens from Mexico turned out to have an unexpectedly rare stowaway

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Four astronauts in blue NASA jumpsuits smile in front of a space capsule with orange parachutes in a large facility."
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Artemis Crew Makes Historic Trip to Moon

Four astronauts made history recently—blasting off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 1 and splashing down in

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Runner wearing pink holds up a white running shoe with black stripes and "1:59.30 WR SUB2" written on the bottom in marker.
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Marathon Runners Set New World Records!

With around 60,000 runners, this year’s London Marathon was one for the record books. On April 26, the top racers

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A colorful map shows the Strait of Hormuz between Iran and Oman, connecting the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea.
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Oil Prices Driven Up Worldwide

Oil prices have increased more than 40 percent since the start of the U.S.-Iran war on Feb. 28. This price

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A drawing shows astronauts working near small buildings and vehicles on a dark, dusty surface like the Moon.
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NASA Aims for a Moon Base!

As four astronauts prepared for the launch of their Artemis II mission toward the moon, the head of NASA announced

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A boy leans over a table building a colorful LEGO machine on a big map while other kids work nearby.
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Celebrate 15 Years of the SciTech Festival

The amazing Arizona SciTech Festival turns a decade-and-a-half this season and offers free STEM fun for everyone! This celebration of

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Three shiny Olympic medals—gold, silver, and bronze—hang side by side with ribbons and the Olympic rings on them.
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Team USA Earns Winter Medal Haul!

Team USA earned more medals in this year’s Milan Cortina Olympics than in any previous Winter Games, bringing home 33

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Three people smile for a photo in a kitchen. Two wear black shirts and one wears a hoodie that says "I AM TRENT CARES."
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AZ Teen’s Big Heart Makes National News

A Laveen teen recently made the news. But his story started almost a decade ago. Living in Wisconsin, Trent Cason

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A gray cow with curved horns holds a long wooden stick in its mouth while standing in a grassy field.
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Cow’s Use of Tools Surprises Scientists

How does a cow scratch its itch? And no, this isn’t the start of a joke! For Veronika the cow,

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