As a child growing up on the outskirts of Chicago, I recall trips to the country where drinking water from wells always tasted odd. My relatives would try to convince me that drinking well water was good for me and that I should learn to enjoy the taste. Why did the water taste funny? The well waters were rich in calcium and magnesium. As it turns out, the definition of water hardness is primarily based on levels of these two minerals and those well waters were very hard. It was also quite logically good for me because hard water helps people get their daily recommended intake of calcium and magnesium, and studies have confirmed this fact.

by Brad Allenby for the Arizona Republic I always enjoy visiting the Netherlands. It's a small country, prosperous and nicely designed, with a cultural friskiness that enabled them to become

Mark Brodie for KJZZ Environmentalists aren't the only ones talking about sustainability anymore. KJZZ's Mark Brodie speaks with two of the authors of a new report on the subject, and how

by Michael Barton for the Arizona Republic In H.G. Well's famous book, The Time Machine, the central character travels into the future to witness the long-term consequences of the actions

For the past two years, School of Life Sciences doctoral student, Kevin McCluney has participated as a graduate mentor in the Southwest Center for Education and the Natural Environment's (SCENE)

by Greg Peterson for the Arizona Republic Stop . . . Think for a moment about that item you just tossed in the trash. Often it is a cup, lid,

Morrison Institute and the Global Institute of SustainabilityThe 6th edition of Morrison Institute's Arizona Policy Choices series, Sustainability for Arizona describes sustainability as a defining issue and organizing principle for

Arizona State University, University of Arizona and Northern Arizona UniversityArizona universities met to discuss climate change and the role of higher education. The following are news stories about the event.

by Brad Allenby for the Arizona Republic In 1945, in the blinding light of the first nuclear test at White Sands, N.M., physicist Robert Oppenheimer recalled the words of Vishnu,

by Chris Martin for the Arizona Republic It's October in Phoenix, and the public's attention has once again turned to overseeding, ryegrass, and winter lawns. Phoenicians are blessed with a

by Brad Allenby for the Arizona Republic When I was younger and in charge of AT&T's Design for Environment program, I once suggested to a Bell Laboratories design team that

by Anthony J. Brazel for the Arizona Republic The monsoon may be the most talked-about weather feature of Phoenix in recent days, but another weather-related phenomenon going on in the