Scientists have found that the bedrock underneath the West Antarctica Ice Sheet has the potential to rebound in response to melting faster than thought, which could act to stabilize the ice.
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The concept of three-parent babies defies what we learned in health class. But how and when is the third parent involved? At what stage? Jennifer Barfield gives us an update on the birds and the bees.
Trump may rhetorically attack the media, but the US still ranks 45th of 180 countries in terms of press freedom. North Korea ranks last. And Mexico is the world’s most dangerous place for reporters.
When you see a bolt of lightning, do you immediately start counting to see how far off a storm is? An atmospheric scientist parses the practice.
Geospatial data offers a powerful new way to see the world. But these high-tech images can be misleading or incomplete.
Small solutions done properly can play a huge role in dealing with water scarcity.
With elevated wildfire risks forecast across much of the western US this summer, here’s how travelers can track local conditions, stay out of harm’s way and avoid accidentally starting fires.
Many Coloradans feel powerless to protect themselves from pollution and other fallout caused by the state’s fracking boom.
Organic semiconductors could make possible energy-generating windows that double as movie screens or computer displays.
‘Take a silver cup – always a silver cup’ and ‘fill it with ice pulverized to the fineness of snow,’ a Kentucky man explained in 1908.
Scientists often use animals and plants as indicators to assess whether ecosystems are polluted. Tracking bats, which cover wide areas and need clean water, could become a way to find potable water.
The internet developed as a place for open collaboration; there are technical limits on its transformation into a commercial marketplace.
Why are they shiny? And how did Pennsylvania become the pretzel capital of the world?
A recent survey of electric utility leaders finds that Trump administration efforts to promote coal energy and roll back air pollution regulations have had little impact on their long-range plans.
Earth’s ozone layer shields us from harmful ultraviolet radiation. Nations have been working to reduce ozone-depleting chemicals since the 1980s, but recent studies show that there is still work to do.
Single women borrowed heavily in the run-up to the financial crisis, ensuring they suffered the most in its fallout. Will history repeat itself?
The collapse of an obscure corner of the financial market a decade ago foreshadowed the Great Recession. The stock-market swoon in February should offer a similar warning.
The Supreme Court could kill collective bargaining throughout the country, making workers worse off and exacerbating inequality.
There’s a new way to reveal America’s political divide. One researcher finds the differences between groups that are normally crudely described as ‘right-left’ can be better explained by word clouds.
Where do plague bacteria go between outbreaks? Research demonstrates that they can survive and replicate inside amoebae that are widely present in soil and water worldwide.
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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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PhD Candidate in Materials Science and Engineering, 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 of Geophysics and Department Head, Colorado State University
