Climate & Environment

New research from CU Boulder and CIRES suggests that during the 21st century, our ability to predict drought using snow will literally melt away.

Changes in Southern Hemisphere atmospheric circulation, triggered by chemicals that deplete Earth’s protective ozone layer, have paused and might even be reversing, according to new research in Nature.

The movement of sea ice between Arctic countries is expected to significantly increase this century, raising the risk of more widely transporting pollutants like microplastics and oil, according to new research from CU Boulder.

Michelle Sauther has long wondered where Madagascar’s mysterious wild cats came from. Now, new genetic evidence delivers an answer.

After weeks of churning slowly through sea ice in the remote Arctic Ocean, a Russian icebreaker carrying scientists, crew and new equipment has reached the German RV Polarstern, frozen into drifting sea ice about 100 miles from the North Pole.

A project that examines soil following the disappearance of glaciers and a project that studies ways to detect and fix damaged soil are winners of Signals in the Soil grants.

Kevin Costner, eat your heart out. New research shows that the early Earth, home to some of our planet’s first lifeforms, may have been a real-life "waterworld."

For the first time, researchers have used radar and other tools to accurately measure the volume of snow produced through cloud seeding.

New research reveals that even simultaneous bark beetle outbreaks are not a death sentence to the state’s beloved forests. 

A new study finds that a nuclear war could throw the world's ocean chemistry for a loop—and coral reefs could pay the price.