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Mountain chickadees have among the best spatial memory in the animal kingdom. New research identifies the genes at play and offers insight into how a shifting climate may impact the evolution of their memory skills.

Ant species living in Boulder’s foothills have shifted their habitat over the last six decades, potentially affecting local ecosystems, suggests a new CU Boulder study.

A new analysis from 2,655 farms on five continents suggests that moving away from industrial, monoculture farming could benefit both the planet and people.

While summer sea ice loss in the Arctic is inevitable, it can be reversed if the planet cools down, CU Boulder researchers say.

These reptiles move around tree trunks to seek warmth or shade. With trees disappearing, they would have trouble controlling their body temperature, a new study shows.

In 2011, Professor Max Boykoff attended a Heartland Institute conference to better understand how the conservative think tank was influencing the climate debate. Ten years later, Boykoff returned to interview attendees and examine comparisons with that earlier conference.

With climate change, habitat loss, pesticides and non-native insects hurting the state’s pollinators, a CU Boulder entomologist is calling for action.

CU Boulder researchers discussed the challenges that could compromise the potential of some of the country’s most ambitious climate policies including the Inflation Reduction Act.

Without drastically reducing global emissions, the Antarctic Ocean could become too acidic for hundreds of species living there, many already endangered by rising temperatures and sea ice loss.

Just back from the United Nations climate summit in Dubai, Environmental Studies Professor Max Boykoff reflects on the historic pledge countries made to cut planet-warming fossil fuels—and where the agreement falls short.