Amanda Smith is a freelance journalist and writer. She reports on culture, society, human interest and technology. Her stories hold a mirror to society, reflecting both its malaise and its beauty.

One person is dead after a fire broke out at an apartment complex in western Arizona early Sunday morning. A married couple from Gilbert is taking shelter in Dubai after Iran launched retaliatory ...

Genetics is the branch of science concerned with genes, heredity, and variation in living organisms. It seeks to understand the process of trait inheritance from parents to offspring, including the ...