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Ever wonder how sewage gets turned into clean water? Here is a behind the scenes peek at Tucson Water’s reclaimed water system and what that process loo...

OSIRIS APEX is a new name for NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft, to accompany its new mission to explore the near-Earth asteroid Apophis.

Arizona Illustrated producer David Fenster looks back on a 15 year love affair with mushrooms and shares excerpts from the many films he’s made on the s...

When a golf course closed in Oro Valley, residents fought to make it a nature preserve—so the wildlife could thrive.

St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Tombstone occupies the oldest Protestant church building in Arizona

Join Hannah Pierce as she walks us through what it takes to save a species from extinction.

Is it really fall if you don’t get lost in a corn maze?

History comes to life in an iconic building that was designed in 1928 and continues to serve the community.

The tree known in the U.S./Mexico borderlands as desert ironwood or palo fierro is one of many woody legumes found in washes and hillside drainages in t...

This staple in Nogales, Arizona has been serving fresh tacos and soups for nearly 30 years.

This year Arizona celebrated virtuoso jazz musician Charles Mingus’ 100th birthday with evenings of music and the dedication of The Mingus Memorial in N...

Combined with psychotherapy, some studies show its success in treating a wide range of anxiety disorders.

Every year Weaver Younghands creates lunar trackers, beautiful planning tools, similar to calendars, that are rooted in desert ecology and organized by ...

Arizona isn’t your typical wine grape-growing region, and viticulture here sits right on the edge of what’s possible.

We join renowned landscape photographer Robert McDonald and his 1977 Ford Bronco on a shoot in the San Francisco Peaks near Flagstaff.

Founded in 2020 by Diana Olivares, Las Azaleas is a women-led mariachi group that highlights the voices and talent of female musicians.

Scientists have identified more than 250 types of agaves in North America, some of them grow right here in Arizona

Tucson is rapidly becoming a hub for startups, and one emerging company is CarbeniumTec.

The Sabino Canyon Volunteer Naturalists work to educate and inspire the public through talks, demonstrations, and desert walks.

Take a walk around the University of Arizona's Campus Arboretum, and step back in time.