The Ethics of Ancient DNA Research (IN PERSON and VIRTUAL) September 25, 4 p.m. NAU anthropologist Justin Lund will discuss the ethics of studying ancient DNA in Indigenous communities as well as the legal and social implications of genomic research. Webinar registration at scifest.org or the app.
The State of the Climate: What’s New in Climate Science and Solutions AND Energy Efficiency Incentive Information September 22. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Regional experts will discuss the state of the climate in northern Arizona, emerging technology and policy solutions to slow and capture fossil fuel emissions, and progress on the City of Flagstaff’s carbon […]
Photo: San Francisco Volcanic Field | Credit: Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History, Global Volcanism Program GEODES (Geophysical Exploration of the Dynamics and Evolution of the Solar System) is a team within the NASA Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute. They investigate the Moon, near-Earth asteroids, and the moons of Mars with geophysics […]
Dr. Amanda Bosh, Planetary Scientist/Chief Operating Officer, Lowell Observatory Buy Tickets Now
Dr. Will Grundy, Planetary Scientist/New Horizons Surface Composition Team Leader, – Latest news about Pluto, Arrokath Buy Tickets Now
It is an exciting time in space exploration, with robotic missions returning data from throughout the solar system and telescopes providing unbelievable and mesmerizing views of deep space. Find out about Jupiter’s explosively volcanic moon Io and Neptune’s sparkling moon Triton. Hear about Ryan Anderson’s work with rovers on Mars and see the beautiful and […]
Every year, monarch butterflies fly through Arizona on their fall migration. Gail Morris shares the newest findings of the Southwest Monarch Study tagging and monitoring, a Citizen Science program.
Many Colorado River runners find themselves drawn to the geology cut by the river. It is easy to become fascinated by the different strata, their colors, and how they shape the canyon walls that bound the river. But the geology of the river is more than a rock record. It is a biological treatise of […]
Tuesday, September 6, 2022 7:00 PM 8:00 PM Through the last 70 million years the Colorado River has evolved, changed its flow direction, and added tributaries. And our geologic understanding of the rivers history is also changing. Ancestors to the modern river system could only have come into being after the withdrawal of the Western […]
Lowell42 | Examining a Genius: The Triumph and Tragedy of Robert Burnham, Jr. Robert Burnham, Jr. compiled one of the most popular astronomy books ever—the three-volume observing bible, Burnham’s Celestial Handbook—while working at Lowell Observatory in the mid-20th century. Yet Burnham was enigmatic and tragic in many ways. Lowell Observatory Historian Kevin Schindler will host […]
William Herschel and the Universe - A Documentary Film by George Sibley William Herschel, a 42 year old musician and amateur astronomer, discovered the first "new" planet in history in 1781. His telescopes, observations and theories transformed what was the clockwork universe imagined by Isaac Newton into the evolutionary and wonder-filled cosmos we know today. […]
Rocket through space and sail among billions of stars and galaxies. Utilizing some amazing simulation software, astronomer Dean Regas guides you through the mind-boggling scale of the universe. Along the way, you’ll stop by the Moon and individual planets. Then, you’ll make the jump to light speed and head to interstellar space to see all the […]