Recent extreme rains and weather in the Midwest are causing a multitude of problems in the topsoil that much of the nation's food supply relies on.
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What creates such dramatic storms across the US Great Plains? The key factors are topography and temperature differences.
Before sending humans to Mars or the moon, scientists need to understand what long-term space living does to the human body. Now results are coming in from the Kelly brothers in the TWINS Study,
What raises a common winter storm to the level of 'bomb cyclone'? It's all about rapid, sharp changes in atmospheric pressure – and the scientists who coined the term meant to highlight their power.
En 1919 se prohibieron las bebidas alcohólicas en EEUU y nació un mercado negro de alcohol casero. Para mejorar el sabor de este licor ilícito, se mezclaba con ingredientes dulces, creando el cóctel.
Democrats such as Rep. Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Markey are proposing an ambitious decarbonization plan that critics are calling unaffordable. A green economist explains how the US could pay for it.
American politics has gotten more partisan in the last 50 years. One of the reasons: the closing of local newspapers.
The coal, oil and natural gas industries are also connected with human rights violations, public health disasters and environmental devastation.
An atmospheric scientist explains why water can do some strange-looking things at very cold temperatures, and what's different about snowfalls on Mars.
The Trump administration wants to end federal protection under the Clean Water Act for many small streams and wetlands. But as a geoscientist explains, these are critical parts of large river systems.
As Trump prepares to deliver his delayed State of the Union address, here's what four economists had to say about the state of the union.
Something needed to be done to mask the taste of bootleg alcohol that could include ingredients ranging from dead rats to wood tar.
Stock markets have plunged in recent months on concerns over Trump's trade war and the possibility of a recession. An economist explains how stocks are like used cars – and lemons.
Bio berbasis polimer tidak hanya terbarukan dan lebih ramah lingkungan untuk diproduksi, tapi mereka dapat benar-benar bertindak sebagai penyerap karbon.
It turns out to be fairly complicated to figure out how electricity will flow through materials – a crucial question for designing new electronics and semiconductor materials.
Without an array of ecosystems and species, it's tough for farmers to grow crops or ranchers to raise animals.
Chinese researcher He Jiankui told a spellbound audience how he created gene-edited babies. With a couple of revealing slides, we can see what he did and speculate what health problems might ensue.
One big problem with plastics is that they're largely made of petroleum. Sourcing bio-polymers from plants and bacteria has some big benefits – and the technology is starting to take off.
Forest management is not a cure-all for wildfires, although it can help reduce the chances of massive burns. Making this happen will require broad collaborative efforts and more money.
Sharing seeds was common practice among farmers throughout history until the rise of agribusiness. Now seeds are trademarked and regulated, but there's a new place to get them for free: the library.
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Associate Professor of Forest and Natural Resource Policy, Colorado State University
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Professor of Economics, Colorado State University
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Professor of Geosciences, Colorado State University
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Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University
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Associate Professor and Program Coordinator, Hospitality Management, Colorado State University
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Chemical and Biological Engineering, Colorado State University
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Associate Professor of Environmental Soil Quality/Health, Colorado State University
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Assistant Professor of Economics, Colorado State University
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Ph.D. Candidate in Chemistry, Colorado State University
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, Colorado State University
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Associate Professor of Atmospheric Science and Colorado State Climatologist, Colorado State University
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Professor of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University
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Associate Professor of Sociology, Colorado State University
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Professor of Economics, Colorado State University
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Professor of Radiation Cancer Biology and Oncology, Colorado State University
