Press Release: Festival Announces Accelerating Innovation Theme
Significant discoveries, inventions and breakthroughs are emerging at an unprecedented rate, rapidly changing the way we live, work and communicate—in [...]
Press Release: Science Scavenger Hunt
Get ready for an unforgettable adventure with the ultimate city-wide Scavenger Hunt – a thrilling experience tailored for teams such [...]
Local Science Spotlight: Science and Storytelling with Nicole Walker
In the heart of Flagstaff, Arizona, where wildfires have long been a seasonal concern, an intriguing discovery about coastal redwoods [...]
The Festival of Science’s Land Acknowledgement
by Chrissina Burke, Anthropologist & Festival Board Member Indigenous people are the scientists who founded the study of our world. [...]
Keynote Spotlight: Beth Shapiro on de-extinction
by Festival Board Member, Kerry Bennett Since 1990, when Michael Crighton’s blockbuster “Jurassic Park” was first published—then brought to life [...]
Local Science Spotlight: Anthropologist and Scholar Corina Kellner
When it comes to unraveling the mysteries of ancient civilizations, anthropological research serves as the guiding light illuminating the past. At [...]
Local Science Spotlight: Archeology at the Apex, Arizona Logging Camp
The Apex, Arizona Archaeology Project is a collaborative project between Northern Arizona University and the Kaibab National Forest to explore [...]
Local Science Spotlight: The San Francisco Peaks and Flagstaff Through the Lens of Time
Time travel is usually considered fictional, but ecologist, author, photographer John Vankat has made traveling through time possible with his [...]
Local Science Spotlight: Microbes, Pathogens and Vectors with Sara Wilbur of TGen
We live among a world of microbes, including bacteria, viruses, and fungi, and their hosts. In fact, the human body [...]
Ecologist Clare Aslan encourages girls to imagine, be creative, and be curious about science
Kerry Bennett, Local Author and Board Member Earlier this year, we introduced Girls Just Like You Who Grew Up to Become… [...]
