Parrotfish

Guardians of the reef: How parrotfish promote coral health

Sept. 5, 2024

CU researchers spent 400 hours under water observing these colorful fish in the Caribbean. They learned they鈥檙e smarter, and more neighborly, than previously thought.

the McMurdo Dry Valleys

How Earth鈥檚 most intense heat wave ever impacted life in Antarctica

Sept. 4, 2024

An atmospheric river brought warm, humid air to the coldest and driest corner of the planet in 2022, pushing temperatures 70 degrees above average. A new CU 麻豆影院-led study reveals what happened to Antarctica鈥檚 smallest animals.

Smoke coming out of chimneys

Report shows 2023 marked by record-breaking greenhouse gas levels, extreme heat and high sea levels

Aug. 22, 2024

The new international annual review of the world鈥檚 climate showed that 2023 was the warmest year on record. A CU 麻豆影院 scientist weighs in on how the rising global greenhouse gas concentration is driving climate change and what we can do.

A group of adelie penguins on iceberg

Southern Ocean鈥檚 hidden treasures: Scientists identify crucial wildlife conservation sites

Aug. 14, 2024

Establishing Key Biodiversity Areas in the Southern Ocean will be vital for safeguarding the ecosystem from the impact of human activities, CU 麻豆影院 researchers say.

A view of a burned neighborhood in Lousiville,CO after the Marshall Fire.

Wildfires don鈥檛 just burn. They can also pollute aquatic ecosystems

July 29, 2024

CU 麻豆影院 chemist Lauren Magliozzi shares her findings from the devastating Marshall Fire, detailing the fire's impact on aquatic ecosystems.

Power lines against the sky

Weather-related power outages are on the rise. Here鈥檚 why, what to expect in the future

July 23, 2024

Extreme weather is straining the country鈥檚 aging power grid from Texas to Colorado and California. Kyri Baker, who studies infrastructure, offers her perspective on what the grid of the future could look like.

Smoke Stacks Against Blue Sky

Converting captured carbon to fuel: Study assesses what鈥檚 practical and what鈥檚 not

July 22, 2024

A new analysis sheds light on major shortfalls of a recently proposed approach to capture CO2 from air and directly convert it to fuel using electricity. The authors also provide a new, more sustainable, alternative.

Rows of trailor trucks

How efforts to make heavy trucks more efficient could hit a roadblock

July 18, 2024

A new study suggests that the U.S. government鈥檚 push to increase heavy-duty trucks鈥 energy efficiency could encourage more shipping by truck instead of rail, reducing the policies鈥 anticipated effectiveness by 20%.

a redpoll finch

The redpoll finch saga: How two bird species just became one

July 18, 2024

The American Ornithological Society reclassified two previously distinct species of finch as one, based on genetic research by CU 麻豆影院 scientists. The move knocks one name off birders鈥 鈥渓ife list鈥 and raises questions about what a species really is.

A row of books

Women of color disproportionately targeted by book bans, study finds

July 2, 2024

The first comprehensive analysis of recent book bans in the U.S. reveals that characters and authors of color are more likely to be targeted by book bans than their white counterparts.

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