Climate & Environment
New research highlights a previously underexplored consequence: a wake effect from upwind wind farms that can reduce the energy production of their downwind neighbors.
A CIRES-led study uncovers a surprisingly strong connection between climate and U.S. crime rates.
As humans evolved and expanded, so too did barn swallows, new research suggests.
While synonymous with death, tombstones host microbial life in profusion, new ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ research finds.
The U.S. Geological Survey has selected a ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ team to host the North Central Climate Adaptation Science Center for the next five years.
A massive research and education effort on energy and environmental issues led by ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ engineering faculty is ending after a five-year run with significant results relevant to Colorado's growing energy industry.
Arctic sea ice has likely reached its minimum extent for the year and ties with 2008 and 2010 as the sixth lowest in the nearly 40-year satellite record.
Ice loss detected in a Russian glacier has challenged scientists' assumptions about the stability of the cold ice caps dotting Earth's high latitudes.
Hikers and trail runners be warned: Rattlesnakes and other venomous reptiles may bite more people during rainy years than in seasons wracked by drought, a new study shows.
Side by Side is a community art and science event focused on barn swallows, a declining songbird species that nests exclusively in human-made spaces.