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A team of scientists led by CU �鶹ӰԺ has identified 30 new areas critical for conserving biodiversity in the Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica. The researchers warn that without greater protection to limit human activities in these areas, native wildlife could face significant population declines. The team was led by Sarah Becker and includes Cassandra Brooks.

Graduate student Airy Gonzalez Peralta grew up far from pika habitat. Now she strives to understand how climate change could affect these adorable mountain mammals. Join her on a multimedia journey to her pika research site on Niwot Ridge, Colorado and the backstory on how she ended up there.

From 2007-2022, renowned photographer (and INSTAAR Affiliate) James Balog documented glacial change around the world in real time via timelapse imagery through a project called the Extreme Ice Survey. 1.5 million images from the project are now stored and managed at the National Snow and Ice Data Center.

New research suggests that the North Atlantic subtropical gyre may have been much stronger and deeper during the Last Glacial Maximum, despite the prevailing cold climate and presence of ice sheets. Tom Marchitto was part of a research team led by Jack Wharton of University College London.

“We’re creating a world where these ice sheets are going to melt,” says Tyler Jones, explaining the results of a new study on fossilized plant and insect parts found at the bottom of Greenland's ice sheet.

While fire is a normal part of the ecosystem of the Mountain West, fires that push into urban areas are destructive to those landscapes. The effects of urban fires, known as urban conflagrations, can have long-term effects on our waterways' local ecology. KUNC host Stephanie Daniel speaks with Lauren Magliozzi. They discuss what we should be looking for in the water after a major wildfire.

Glacial ice contains valuable data about climates past. Researchers like Tyler Jones are working to preserve those records for the future. A number of science teams are archiving ice cores in a remote cave in Antarctica, where the average temperature is -54 degrees Celsuis (-65 degrees Fahrenheit).

Lauren Magliozzi joined KOA radio hosts Marty Lenz and Jeana Gondek for a seven-minute conversation on how fire impacts the environment, particularly water systems and their changing sedimentology, geochemistry, hydrology, and ecology. Key differences occur between wildfires in the mountains and urban conflagrations like the Marshall Fire.

As wildfires swept across North America in the past few weeks, the world also broke an all-time heat record on July 22. These disasters and extreme weather events are affecting everything from public health to infrastructure and ecosystem resilience. Laren Magliozzi is one of five CU �鶹ӰԺ experts who are available to media for discussions on a range of issues related to record heat, wildfires and climate change.

Lauren Magliozzi shares her findings from the devastating 2021 Marshall Fire and California’s 2018 Camp Fire, detailing how these fires have impacted aquatic ecosystems. Her team found toxic metals, including copper, lead and zinc from building and car ash, can leach into streams and rivers, threatening water security and the health of aquatic organisms.