Science and Nature
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Preble’s meadow jumping mouse retains endangered species protections
Current scientific evidence indicates that removing the Preble’s meadow jumping mouse from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife…
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Synthetic biology: Shaping life to suit human needs
Before there were engineers there were craftsmen. Craftsmen built things using parts that worked for them. If their creations wore…
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Wellington Middle School 100K team rising high with science
Wellington Middle School students set their sights high — hopefully, 100,000 feet high — that their weather balloon will reach…
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The sky is alive with biological rainmakers
In 1937, Donald Barber thought space aliens had fallen from the sky and damaged his astronomical photographs. He discovered dark…
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Following the lure of snowflakes
The first trace of snow fell in my backyard this year on Oct. 5. Snow accumulated to a depth of…
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US Forest Service looking for options to combat white-nose syndrome in bats
The US Forest Service is preparing an environmental assessment for cave and abandoned mine management options for the bat disease…
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CU study: 2001-02 drought kicked pine beetle outbreak into high gear
A new University of Colorado Boulder study shows for the first time that episodes of reduced precipitation in the southern…
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Resurrection from permafrost and other ice-age legacies
A Siberian arctic ground squirrel knew precisely where to bury her rainy day stash of seeds: in permanently frozen soil…
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High Park Fire: Social conquest and occasional decimation of Earth
Disturb ants’ nests and soldiers boil out, mandibles gnashing, ready to fight. Workers move larval grubs to deeper sanctuaries. The…
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Following the shadow of Venus & other heavenly sights
In Northern Colorado on June 5 the shadow of Venus will begin creeping across the disk of the sun near…