Climate & Environment
As dozens of wildfires continue to burn across Colorado and the American West, a CU Boulder fire ecologist shares her insight on what's to come.
A new honeybee-inspired analysis suggests that central control isn't necessary for group success, as long as there's good communication and just the right mix of risk-takers and cautious followers.
A new partnership between CU Boulder's NEST Studio for the Arts and the Mountain Research Station makes interdisciplinarity a daily practice, bringing artists and scientists together to witness environmental change from new perspectives.
A new study shows widespread exposure to harmful UV radiation and heat in many of Denver's public spaces. It also offers a roadmap for designing healthier neighborhoods.
By studying how nature builds with dirt, CU Boulder researchers found a way to turn excavated soil into stronger and 3D printable building materials.
A grass considered invasive in much of the American West is less threatening on Colorado’s Front Range, according to a new CU Boulder review article.
A new study of 11,000 people over two decades in Bangledesh finds that heatwaves and storms increase migration. But, surprisingly, families with strong international migrant networks may be more likely to stay put.
News outlets have been reporting for the past few weeks that we will see a "super El Niño" this coming winter. Two climate scientists explain how it may be too early to predict with certainty.
To celebrate spring, ornithologist Scott Taylor shares some Colorado birds you may never have heard of.
Alia Khan is integrating field-based biogeochemical analysis with NASA's next-generation satellite sensors to quantify how biological algae blooms, mineral dust and wildfire smoke are darkening the Greenland Ice Sheet and accelerating its melt.