Water-pumping windmills have been around since the late 1800s. Part of the reason for their longevity is how simply they work and are to maintain.

Bats depend on open bodies of water such as small ponds and lakes for foraging and drinking. Access to water is particularly important for survival in the increasingly hot and dry summers caused by ...

Over seven weeks this fall, Arizona Republic climate reporter Joan Meiners is biking the length of the 850-mile Arizona Trail from Utah to Mexico to report on how climate change is affecting the state ...

Windmills and wind turbines share the same spinning blades, but these wind-powered structures have very different roles. Here ...

More than 100 years ago they represented life itself on a farm. Dotting the landscape of the Plains, the windmill carried water from deep underground to the surface. Today, it’s serenity in rhythm as ...

The Arizona Trail stretches 850 miles from the state's northern border with Utah to its southern border with Mexico. Republic reporter Joan Meiners is biking the trail, start to finish. On the Babbitt ...