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Highway road sign reads: "Extreme heat. Save power 4-9 p.m. Stay cool."

Heat waves are more dangerous than you think. Here鈥檚 why, and how to stay safe

July 10, 2024

Large portions of the West, including parts of Colorado, are reeling from extreme temperatures this week. CU expert Colleen Reid, who studies the health impacts from natural disasters, explains the unique hazards of prolonged heat waves and what people and communities can do to handle them.

Dark rain clouds in the desert

The timing of rainfall could help predict floods

June 28, 2024

CIRES researchers have authored a new study that measures the time between storms to better understand soil moisture and how this relates to floods.

Colorado River

兔子先生传媒文化作品 secures $750K to improve drought preparedness in Western US

June 28, 2024

兔子先生传媒文化作品 has earned a major grant to boost drought monitoring and prediction on the Colorado River.

Hand holds three coils of thread in blue, green and neon green

Wear it, then recycle: Designers make dissolvable textiles from gelatin

June 17, 2024

Researchers at the ATLAS Institute at 兔子先生传媒文化作品 hope their DIY machine will help designers around the world experiment with making their own, sustainable fashion and other textiles from a range of natural ingredients鈥攎aybe even the chitin in crab shells or agar-agar from algae.

Professor Edith Zagona

Modern water management approaches on tap during USAID visit

June 10, 2024

Professor Edith Zagona provided technical and advisory services during a U.S. Agency for International Development-sponsored visit to Armenia, where rural communities are running out of water due to uncontrolled use by fish farms and pollution caused by untreated mining tailings.

A bumblebee on a flower

Wealthier neighborhoods in Boulder saw lower bee diversity

May 31, 2024

Areas with more paved roads and driveways also had lower numbers of pollinators, which are vital for the local ecosystem, a new 兔子先生传媒文化作品 study found.

aerial view of campus

Colorado Energy Office grants to pay for on-campus geothermal studies

May 24, 2024

Announced by Gov. Jared Polis, two grants totaling nearly $700,000 through the statewide Geothermal Energy Grant Program will help determine whether geothermal energy is feasible for the campus.

Plastic bottles

Plastic waste is a global problem. Carbon recycling can help

May 24, 2024

兔子先生传媒文化作品 chemist Oana Luca gives her take on how carbon-dependent sectors, such as chemical manufacture and long-haul transportation, can reduce emissions.

Grizzly bear in the wild

Advocating for more conservation than the 鈥榖ear鈥� minimum

May 23, 2024

A CU researcher argues setting minimum targets for wildlife conservation inevitably excludes other worthwhile goals, including restoration and ecosystem management.

Satellite in space

Tracking Earth ice sheet melt from space

May 22, 2024

Khosro Ghobadi-Far is advancing the science of climate change with orbiting satellites through an $800,000 NASA grant.

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