Science and Nature
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Walk on the wild side at Wellington Middle School
Sometimes just walking near a school building provides an education. The west side of Wellington Middle School provides a prime…
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Exercise, eat plants and care for “old friends”
That’s it. The eight-word title of this article has delivered all the advice you need to live a long and…
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Citizen science at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Every morning, State Climatologist Nolan Doesken looks at a map of North America freckled with dots representing thousands of weather…
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Chickens: The indispensable dinosaurs
As those of you with young children know, dinosaurs didn’t really become extinct 65 million years ago. A few of…
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CSU researcher plans to poison mosquitos with their own blood meals
Mosquitoes kill more than a million people every year. They transport deadly diseases such as yellow fever and malaria while…
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Loss of milkweed habitat puts Monarch butterflies in distress
Many insects cause an instant “yuk” response as they scuttle or fly into our attention zone. Butterflies, however, usually elicit…
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All about magpies and other birdbrains
I like birds, but I don’t care to trudge around the backcountry with notebook and binoculars to find the rare…
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Caffeine: Jumpstart for us, but what’s in it for the coffee plant?
Ah… that first cup of coffee each day! It almost seems like just the smell of those alkaloids and flavonoids…
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Black-footed ferrets help “re-wild” Northern Colorado in September
Mark Sept. 3 on your calendars. That’s when the City of Fort Collins and the Black-footed Ferret Conservation Center north…
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Local author offers tips for bear-proofing your home
Ever curious and resourceful, a black bear’s continuing search for food can lead it straight to your house. Their super-sensitive…