Current scientific evidence indicates that removing the Preble’s meadow jumping mouse from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife is not warranted. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced May 23 the completion of […]
Before there were engineers there were craftsmen. Craftsmen built things using parts that worked for them. If their creations wore out or broke, only they could fix them. Before there were bioengineers breeders and horticulturists […]
Wellington Middle School students set their sights high — hopefully, 100,000 feet high — that their weather balloon will reach the Stratosphere after its launch May 2. These talented kids, members of the 100K Team, […]
In 1937, Donald Barber thought space aliens had fallen from the sky and damaged his astronomical photographs. He discovered dark specks on his glass plates later identified by biologists as unknown bacteria obviously capable of […]
The first trace of snow fell in my backyard this year on Oct. 5. Snow accumulated to a depth of 4.1 inches on Oct. 26 and contained 0.30 inches of water. I know this because […]
The US Forest Service is preparing an environmental assessment for cave and abandoned mine management options for the bat disease commonly known as white-nose syndrome (WNS). National Forests and Grasslands in Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska and […]
A new University of Colorado Boulder study shows for the first time that episodes of reduced precipitation in the southern Rocky Mountains, especially during the 2001-02 drought, greatly accelerated development of the mountain pine beetle […]
A Siberian arctic ground squirrel knew precisely where to bury her rainy day stash of seeds: in permanently frozen soil called permafrost. She never returned to retrieve the treasures in her soccer-ball sized burrow. Nearly […]
Disturb ants’ nests and soldiers boil out, mandibles gnashing, ready to fight. Workers move larval grubs to deeper sanctuaries. The queen abides in her chamber, poised to generate more eggs to replace fallen comrades. Disturb […]
In Northern Colorado on June 5 the shadow of Venus will begin creeping across the disk of the sun near sundown. This happened eight years ago in 2004, but won’t happen again until 2117. It […]
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