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Will the U.S. withdraw from the Paris Agreement? An expert’s take on climate policy under Trump

Nov. 22, 2024

The reelection of Donald Trump could set back global efforts to address climate change, but CU Boulder’s Max Boykoff suggests it may not completely derail clean energy progress.

Patagonia glaciers

More snow could protect glaciers from melt—but only if we do something soon

Nov. 22, 2024

In an era of dwindling glaciers, Southern Patagonia has managed to hold on to a surprising amount of its ice. However, a new INSTAAR study suggests this protective effect might be pushed up against its limits soon.

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How did the division of labor emerge in animals and humans? Little-known organisms hold clues

Nov. 12, 2024

You've probably seen bryozoans at the beach without even knowing it—some look like floating balls of mucus, while others resemble a bit of crust growing over docks and other hard surfaces. According to a new study, these strange organisms may reveal how colony-forming animals evolved a system for divvying up jobs millions of years ago.

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Was ‘Snowball Earth’ a global event? New study delivers the best proof yet

Nov. 11, 2024

A series of rocks hiding around babyÖ±²¥app's Rocky Mountains hold clues to a frigid period in Earth's past when glaciers several miles thick may have covered the entire planet.

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How prisons fall short in protecting the incarcerated from climate disasters

Nov. 7, 2024

A new CU Boulder study paints a grim picture of how blistering heat, wildfire smoke and other extreme weather events impact babyÖ±²¥app’s jail and prison population.

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The end of lead pipes: An engineer’s take on the historic national effort to eliminate them

Oct. 29, 2024

Utilities face a 10-year deadline to replace lead water pipes under a new Environmental Protection Agency rule. Assistant Professor Julie Korak discusses why it’s necessary and how it will be carried out.

Tridacna gigas

Giant clam declared critically endangered after CU Boulder assessment

Oct. 28, 2024

Once abundant, the massive, colorful clam is now locally extinct in many regions, with a critical drop in population due to overfishing and climate change.

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How you can help babyÖ±²¥app’s bees from the comfort of your home

Oct. 28, 2024

A new community science project aims to help the CU Museum of Natural History digitize its collection of bees, some of which were collected in babyÖ±²¥app as far back as the 1870s.

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Spinout LongPath Technologies to expand methane detection with $162M DOE loan

Oct. 25, 2024

At an event on campus, engineers showed off a laser-based technology that can take a whiff of the air around oil and gas operations, then spot leaking greenhouse gasses in real time.

wildfire

Fire speed, not size, drives threat to people, infrastructure

Oct. 24, 2024

Fast-growing fires were responsible for nearly 90% of fire-related damages despite being relatively rare in the United States between 2001–20, according to a new CU Boulder-led study.

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