A few months from now, the monsoon-soaked sky islands of Southern Arizona will erupt into a spongy, white-capped wonderland.

Henry Brean
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Henry joined the Star in 2019 after 25 years at Nevada newspapers. A Tucson native, he graduated from Amphi and earned a journalism degree from the University of Missouri. He wrote about the environment for the Las Vegas Review-Journal for 16 years.
Three Tucson scientists are featured in "Planetary Defenders," a new NASA documentary that premieres Wednesday about the effort to track and possibly deflect asteroids endangering Earth.
Tucson's largest burial ground will transform itself into an outdoor movie theater on Saturday night, as Evergreen on Oracle Road hosts its first Spring Cemetery Movie Night.
Coming soon to a theater near you: a new documentary about Tucsonan Chris O'Dell's work with legendary bands like the Beatles, Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin.
Saguaro National Park is back to normal operations, and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum aims to keep it that way with a new directive that is drawing criticism from park advocates.
For Star subscribers: Coming soon to a theater near you: a new documentary about Tucsonan Chris O'Dell's work with legendary bands like the Beatles, Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin.
Saguaro National Park has reopened its visitor centers on Mondays, after two court orders restored the jobs of some federal workers fired by the Trump Administration.
A telescope near Tucson has helped scientists produce the largest 3D map of the universe ever made and uncover confounding evidence that could change our understanding of dark energy.
A Tucson-based conservation group has completed its purchase of the Sopori Farm, a historic, creek-side spread south of Green Valley once targeted for a major residential development.