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.
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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.
Apa yang disarankan oleh studi ini adalah bahwa iklim lebih sensitif terhadap gas rumah kaca daripada yang kita duga sebelumnya.
Big oil and gas companies spent far more fighting this ballot initiative than the measure’s supporters did.
While a divided Congress will likely mean gridlock, there are two economic policies likely to see significant change: trade and infrastructure.
Leftover lactose from cheese production shows early promise as a treatment that can help soils retain water and nutrients, making them more resistant to drought.
According to a new study, the oceans have absorbed more heat from climate change than previously thought. This could mean the Earth will warm even faster in the future than scientists have predicted.
A researcher set out to interview Asian-Americans on the front lines of the debate about race-conscious affirmative action in higher education. What she found is that the policy is poorly understood.
Canada, the US and Mexico have signed a deal to rip up the 25-year-old NAFTA and replace it with something new. But what’s actually changed?
Landowners told researchers that they lacked the knowledge, time and money to advocate for themselves, their financial interests and their property in negotiations over drilling leases.
The future climate that scientists predict for the middle of the United States is one that will foster more hail events with bigger hailstones.
Efforts to conserve nature needs to include communities.
Small-batch brewers are starting to tinker with biologic drugs to meet their own medical needs. A side effect of their success would be a disruption to how big pharma makes and distributes drugs.
Around 1 in 8 Americans was poor in 2017. That doesn’t compare well to other developed nations.
Helium lifts balloons and makes our voices squeak. But its supply on Earth is finite and is critical for modern industrial processes and medical imaging in hospitals. How worried should we be?
Armadillos and humans are linked in the strangest of ways. Armadillos are the only other species known to get leprosy. A surge in cases in Brazil gives reason for concern there and in the US.
The Trump administration’s promise of $12 billion in aid to offset losses from retaliatory tariffs will not make up for the long-term consequences of a prolonged trade war.
Is a shot of tequila actually good for you? What’s the deal with the worm? Who was margarita, anyway? A food historian explores some little-known aspects of the popular Mexican spirit.
This new and more accurate estimate means that replacing coal with natural gas doesn’t do as much to reduce climate change as it should.
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Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Public Health, Colorado State University
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Associate Professor of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship, Colorado State University
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Convergence Research Coordinator, Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, Colorado State University
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Senior Research Scientist Emeritus, Colorado State University
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Professor of Ethnic Studies, Colorado State University
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Associate Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Colorado State University
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Associate Professor of Critical Cultural & International Studies, Colorado State University
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Professor of Communication Studies, Colorado State University
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PhD Candidate in Chemistry, Colorado State University
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Assistant Professor of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, Colorado State University
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Ph.D. Student of Political Science, Colorado State University
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PhD Student in Plant and Ecosystem Ecology, Colorado State University
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Associate Professor of Film and Media Studies, Colorado State University
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Professor Emeritus of Management, Colorado State University
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Professor of Geophysics and Department Head, Colorado State University
