Colorado Water Legislative Forecast
Colorado’s 2026 legislative session kicked off this month—and it’s starting under a dry winter sky and a tight budget, creating tough conditions on the ground and tough decisions at the...
Colorado Water Legislative Forecast
Colorado’s 2026 legislative session kicked off this month—and it’s starting under a dry winter sky and a tight budget, creating tough conditions on the ground and tough decisions at the...
Greenland’s Inuit have spent decades fighting for self-determination
Greenland’s inhabitants call it Kalaallit Nunaat, or land of the Kalaallit. It is an Indigenous nation whose relatively few people now mostly govern themselves.
Two Piping Plovers Beat the Odds
On a quiet stretch of tidal flat at Outback Key, two tiny shorebirds illustrate a story of conservation success. “Jevie” (also known as “Obby” in Michigan) and “Lopey” are banded birds...
Two Piping Plovers Beat the Odds
On a quiet stretch of tidal flat at Outback Key, two tiny shorebirds illustrate a story of conservation success. “Jevie” (also known as “Obby” in Michigan) and “Lopey” are banded birds...
How fire, people and history shaped the South’s iconic longleaf pine forests
One of North America’s richest ecosystems, sustained and shaped by Native peoples before European contact, nearly disappeared. A recovery is underway.
Oversalting your sidewalk or driveway harms local streams and potentially even your drinking water – 3 tips to deice responsibly
Excess road and sidewalk salt flows into storm drains and ultimately into area streams and rivers, affecting fish and other aquatic organisms.
How the polar vortex and warm ocean intensified a major US winter storm
The atmosphere is a complicated place. Warm temperatures in one spot can contribute to brutally cold storms somewhere else.
How Birds Keep Their Feet From Freezing in Frigid Temperatures
When the mercury drops, birds rely on a variety of strategies to withstand the cold. But one of the most interesting is an adaptation they've evolved to keep their bare legs and feet warm during the...
How Birds Keep Their Feet From Freezing in Frigid Temperatures
When the mercury drops, birds rely on a variety of strategies to withstand the cold. But one of the most interesting is an adaptation they've evolved to keep their bare legs and feet warm during the...
How Birds Keep Their Feet From Freezing in Frigid Temperatures
When the mercury drops, birds rely on a variety of strategies to withstand the cold. But one of the most interesting is an adaptation they've evolved to keep their bare legs and feet warm during the...
Why too much phosphorus in America’s farmland is polluting the country’s water
Plants need phosphorus, and other nutrients, to grow. But soil tests can’t tell if there’s too much.