The recent goring of a tourist who approached within 10 feet of a bison in Yellowstone National Park is a reminder that wild animals can be dangerous and people should keep safe distances.
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Keeping landscapes connected can help protect wild animals and plants. In the US Southwest, border wall construction is closing off corridors that jaguars and other at-risk species use.
Outdoor recreation is booming across the US, but research shows that the presence of humans – or the trails they hike and ski on – can have harmful effects on wildlife at less-than-close range.
The area’s iconic national parks are home to grizzlies, elk and mountain snowfall that feeds some of the country’s most important rivers. A new report show the changes underway as temperatures rise.
Scientists studied charcoal layers in the sediment of lake beds across the Rockies to track fires over time. They found increasing fire activity as the climate warmed.
Compensation for losses from wildlife is an increasingly popular conservation intervention. However, a recent review cautions its use.
The pandemic recession has reduced US energy demand, roiling budgets in states that are major fossil fuel producers. But politics and culture can impede efforts to look beyond oil, gas and coal.
In Kenya, rabies is estimated to kill up to 2,000 people every year.
The effects of climate change above ground are well known, but what’s happening to underground aquifers which supply most of the world’s fresh water?
Governments and private companies have been seeding clouds to create snow for decades, without proof that it actually works. A recent study peered into clouds in search of answers.
Seorang filsuf menjelaskan manfaat filsafat Romawi stoisisme.
A philosopher explains how to learn from the stoicism of Roman philosophers to cope with present-day troubles.
Could polar bears slip into a hibernation-like state to tough out lean hunting during summers with little sea ice? Sadly, experiment suggests no.
Symbols can unite and divide. How religion helped turn division over the Confederate flag into consensus.
Classrooms are places of genuine human engagement, debate, thought and passion. Guns undermine the openness and vulnerability necessary for learning.
Marcus Aurelius (121-180CE) was emperor of Rome at the height of its influence and power. One can only imagine the pressures that a person in his position might have experienced. The military might of…
Mice possess a notable talent: they are excellent at making more mice. Their ability to reproduce at a breakneck pace is one reason they are often used as experimental research subjects. Thus, when Dr…
During the “polar vortex” that recently swept the US, Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo was forced to bring its polar bear indoors as it was “too cold” for a bear acclimated to Chicago’s “normal” winters (where…
When it comes to sex among guppies, competition is high for those at the top of the game. To get around this predicament, a recent study has shown, guppies use trickery. Competition in fish of the Poeciliidae…
When it comes to feats of physiology, bears are among the superstars of the mammalian world. Their endurance is unmatched. During hibernation, bears regularly survive up to six full months without consuming…
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PhD student, University of Wyoming
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Professor of Paleoclimatology and Paleoecology, University of Wyoming
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Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Wyoming
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PhD Student, University of Wyoming
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Professor of Economics, University of Wyoming
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Professor of Geography, University of Wyoming
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Professor of Natural Sciences & Humanities Director of the MFA program in Creative Writing, Department of Philosophy, University of Wyoming
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Assistant Professor of Atmospheric Science, University of Wyoming
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Dean, Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Wyoming
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Post-doctoral Research Associate, University of Wyoming
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Scholar in Residence, University of Wyoming
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Associate Lecturer, Philosophy, University of Wyoming
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Adjunct Professor, University of Wyoming in Laramie, University of Wyoming
