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Federal regulators have finalized the "click to cancel" rule for memberships and subscriptions.

Canceling subscriptions has to be as easy as signing up, the FTC says in a new rule

Oct 18, 2024 Federal regulators receive around 70 complaints a day about charges for subscriptions that are difficult to cancel or that people don't realize they accepted in the first place.
Vikki, from "The Crone Body".

The unspoken beauty of aging in "The Crone Body".

Oct 17, 2024 Also on Arizona Spotlight: : "Bad Art Night" at the Arizona Science Center offers people a chance to explore their curious side; and an asylum seeker shares his welcome to Tucson.
Photo of Europa from NASA's Galileo spacecraft, 1998.

New NASA spacecraft ready to launch toward Jupiter moon Europa

Oct 9, 2024 Europa Clipper will observe surface features that could conceal a vast ocean.
Comb jellies fused together.

A jellyfish with a superpower — it can fuse with another and become one

Oct 8, 2024 Comb jelly fusion has been observed before, but this is the first time that scientists have documented the individuals behaving as one.
Artist's illustration of 2024 PT5.

Earth welcomes temporary new moon

Oct 2, 2024 Scientists say the traveling companion will only stick around for a few weeks.
This image provided by NASA shows an enhanced color view of Pluto’s big moon Charon captured by the New Horizons spacecraft, July 14, 2015.

NASA's Webb telescope detects traces of carbon dioxide on the surface of Pluto's largest moon

Oct 1, 2024 The latest detection is key to studying how Charon and other icy objects in the Kuiper Belt came to be.
Michael Bogan, UA aquatic ecology professor holds up a Mexican amberwing dragonfly at the Santa Cruz River Heritage Project Reach in Tucson, Ariz., on Friday, Sept. 20.

Dragonfly Festival honors Tucson’s Santa Cruz River restoration

Sep 27, 2024 From wastewater to wildlife, how Tucson’s Heritage Project Reach became a thriving river ecosystem.
An aerial view of Kitt Peak National Observatory. From February 2022.

Kitt Peak celebrates 60 years of public tours

Sep 23, 2024 Public telescopes reopen after COVID, fires caused closures on the mountain.
Fisherman on Venice Pier taking a photograph of the Supermoon blue blood moon with partial lunar eclipse, Venice, Florida taken on January 31, 2018.

A celestial trifecta: What to know about Tuesday’s lunar eclipse

Sep 17, 2024 Stargazers will be in for another celestial treat Tuesday night as three cosmic events will occur at the same time during the full moon.
Electric vehicle charging.

UA research focuses on making lithium ion batteries safer

Sep 11, 2024 Fires that break out because of overheating batteries is causing concern for electric car drivers.
Finding reliable sources of information is critical to being an informed voter.

The Buzz: Becoming an informed voter

Sep 6, 2024 As the election approaches, we discuss how to avoid fake news and find good information.
A photo of a rare octopus species, nicknamed the Casper octopus, was captured almost three miles below the Ocean's surface in the southeast Pacific Ocean off the coast of Chile.

A newly mapped underwater mountain could be home to 20 new species

Aug 30, 2024 The potentially new species, which have yet to be officially confirmed, include a sea urchin, starfish and a squat lobster.
Illustration of the Cassini spacecraft orbiting Saturn.

Cassini orbited Saturn 20 years ago this summer

Aug 28, 2024 The robotic explorer made historic discoveries about the ringed planet and its moons.
Help Wanted A now-hiring sign is posted at Chase Bank in downtown Phoenix. February 2023

The Buzz: What does record-low unemployment mean for Arizona?

Aug 23, 2024 There are positives and negatives for the state when there are so few people in need of work.
A syringe draws fluid from a vial.

Updated COVID vaccines are coming soon

Aug 22, 2024 The new COVID vaccines are designed to keep the shots up to date with the virus, which keeps evolving to evade our immune systems.
ByBlocks, produced by ByFusion from non-recyclable plastic waste.

The Buzz: New ways to recycle plastic in Arizona

Aug 16, 2024 Companies find new ways to help residents give plastic another life.

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