Evidence from Snowball Earth found in ancient rocks on Colorado’s Pikes Peak – it’s a missing link

Geologists found evidence in the way enigmatic sandstones called Tava formed in the Rocky Mountains hundreds of millions of years ago.

Rebecca Flowers, Professor of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder • conversation
Nov. 11, 2024 ~8 min

Missing link to Snowball Earth history emerges from some unusual rocks on Colorado’s Pikes Peak

Geologists discovered the evidence in the way enigmatic sandstones called Tava formed in the Rocky Mountains hundreds of millions of years ago.

Rebecca Flowers, Professor of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder • conversation
Nov. 11, 2024 ~8 min


10 states had abortion measures on the ballot – where they passed, where they failed, and what it all means

Seven measures passed, three failed. What’s left behind is a mosaic of laws that can be hard to understand.

Katherine Drabiak, Professor of Health Law, Public Health Law and Medical Ethics, University of South Florida • conversation
Nov. 8, 2024 ~9 min

Colorado voters weigh a ban on hunting mountain lions as attitudes toward wild predators shift

Colorado has spectacular scenery, but it comes with wild animals, and they sometimes wander into town. A ballot measure that would ban hunting wild cats is the latest test of public views on hunting.

Rebecca Niemiec, Assistant Professor in the Human Dimensions of Natural Resources, Colorado State University • conversation
Sept. 13, 2024 ~10 min

As attitudes toward wild predators shift, Colorado voters weigh a ban on hunting mountain lions

Colorado has spectacular scenery, but it comes with wild animals, and they sometimes wander into town. A ballot measure that would ban hunting wild cats is the latest test of public views on hunting.

Rebecca Niemiec, Assistant Professor in the Human Dimensions of Natural Resources, Colorado State University • conversation
Sept. 13, 2024 ~10 min

I’ve visited the same Rocky Mountain subalpine meadow weekly for a decade of summers looking at plant-pollinator interactions – here’s what I learned

Decades-long environmental studies can reveal trends caused by climate change better than projects that last only a year or two.

Julian Resasco, Assistant Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado Boulder • conversation
Sept. 10, 2024 ~8 min

Oil and gas communities are a blind spot in America’s climate and economic policies

Limiting damage from climate change means cutting fossil fuel use. Many towns that rely heavily on oil and gas production aren’t prepared for that future, as a former White House advisor explains.

Noah Kaufman, Senior Research Scholar in Climate Economics, Columbia University • conversation
Sept. 5, 2024 ~9 min

Calls to US poison centers spiked after ‘magic mushrooms’ were decriminalized

Researchers found a sharp rise in calls to US poison centers about magic mushrooms coincided with their decriminalization in several US cities and states.

Rita Farah, Researcher of Epidemiology, University of Virginia • conversation
June 14, 2024 ~4 min


Bats in Colorado face fight against deadly fungus that causes white-nose syndrome

Numerous bats have been found in Colorado with white-nose syndrome. The fungus has killed millions of bats in North America, leaving biologists concerned about its impact on bats in the state.

Tanya Dewey, Assistant Professor, Biology, Colorado State University • conversation
May 17, 2024 ~10 min

Bird flu detected in Colorado dairy cattle − a vet explains the risks of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus

A veterinarian and epidemiologist who studies infectious diseases in dairy cows discusses the outbreak, how cows recover and what the government is doing to keep the milk supply safe.

Jason Lombard, Associate Professor and Veterinarian, Colorado State University • conversation
May 10, 2024 ~8 min

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