Climate & Environment
- Once abundant, the massive, colorful clam is now locally extinct in many regions, with a critical drop in population due to overfishing and climate change.
- A new community science project aims to help the Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØMuseum of Natural History digitize its collection of bees, some of which were collected in Colorado as far back as the 1870s.
- At an event on campus, engineers showed off a laser-based technology that can take a whiff of the air around oil and gas operations, then spot leaking greenhouse gasses in real time.
- The new mammal lived in Colorado 70 to 75 million years ago—a time when a vast inland sea covered large portions of the state, and animals like sharks, turtles and giant crocodiles abounded.
- Microorganisms growing in landfills, on agricultural land and in wetlands are contributing to skyrocketing levels of atmospheric methane, a potent greenhouse gas, according to new Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder research.
- A College of Media, Communication and Information expert’s book has won a trio of awards for its attempt to change how we think about, and tell the story of, plastics pollution. Read up on Phaedra Pezzullo’s latest.
- In parts of the Rocky Mountains, these small, plump birds co-exist with a closely related species. To better distinguish their own kind from their cousins, they evolved a distinct song.
- Albert Kettner explains that catastrophic flooding has become more common in the 21st century. The reasons behind this shift are complex—involving climate change, urban infrastructure and human impacts.
- An interdisciplinary team transforms complex research into an interactive museum exhibit on how ice sheets influenced weather millennia ago.
- Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder researcher Pedro DiNezio emphasizes solving the problems of climate change in the here and now.