Science and Nature
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UNC Receives $1 Million Grant for Inclusive STEM Initiative
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute awarded the University of Northern Colorado a five-year, $1 million grant to develop a classroom…
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Agriculture’s inconvenient truths and the stories that sustain us
As a scientist, I believe in the process of asking nature questions through experimentation and getting objective answers from the…
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Colorado Skies: The mighty planet Jupiter
Standing out as the premier object in this month’s Colorado sky is the “Planet King,” the mighty planet Jupiter. Visible…
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Colorado Skies: Bernice's Hair shines in evening sky
Out of the strange collection of heroes, heroines, animals and other assorted entities that make up the “star pictures” we…
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Pets: How research into dog, cat cancers is helping develop treatments for humans
We pamper them. We feed them, sometimes from the table. They sit on our laps and often sleep in our…
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CSU worm herders use blogs to transport armchair researchers to Antarctica
We may complain about February’s ice and snow, but a team of Colorado State University researchers spend their fall and…
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The scientific truths of 2016
I confess: I’m a veteran science nerd. I love T-shirts that quote Neil deGrasse Tyson: “The good thing about science…
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Siri, have you heard about Viv?
Who will you talk to this holiday season? Sure, lots of friends and relatives will be in the mix, but…
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Pterosaurs fly at the Museum of Discovery in Fort Collins
Can you say Quetzacoatlus? I bet your kids can. I’ll call this creature Q for short to make things simple.…
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New monument to not-so-unknown Fort Collins Civil War vets
The war is finally over. Time to return to family and rebuild a life. But the military has other plans.…