A native bee wraps its hind legs around a flower and vibrates its wings to unlock the flower’s hidden treasure –pollen. Its fuzzy body coated in yellow, the bee flies off to discover its next pot of gold. This technique of shaking the flower’s pollen sacs, is called buzz pollination. It’s exclusive to wild,…
As it basks in the light of international recognition, Tucson has upped its game in the culinary world. Being labeled North America’s first “City of Gastronomy” by UNESCO in December 2015 not only created pressure to live up to the hype, but it also increased competition between local chefs. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization,…
Diversity broadens worldliness. It presents itself everyday through social interactions with colleagues, grocery store clerks, even in a 10-second encounter with a stranger in the elevator. The Academy Awards, for example, have historically been high on the agenda for issues of diversity. Last year’s Oscars took a specific social hit for being too white,…
Arizona’s Native American tribes want a piece of the Super Bowl. “What better time to advertise than the Superbowl?” said Debra Krol, senior communications manager at the Heard Museum and member of the Xolon Salinan tribe. The message many tribes want to leave behind in one of the world’s largest media shows is both cultural and political….
