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Why the first Earth Day went viral (pre-social media)

April 19, 2024

If you were at CU Boulder in April 1970, you were likely aware鈥晇ery aware鈥昽f the first Earth Day. Two CU Boulder professors explain Earth Day鈥檚 history, impact, what it鈥檚 become and if it鈥檚 still relevant.

Onlookers observe a giant glowing globe at Fiske Planetarium

Earth Day: 7 ways CU Boulder researchers are driving change

April 18, 2024

April 22 is Earth Day, and this year's theme is 鈥淧lanet vs. Plastics.鈥� Read about seven exciting research projects at CU Boulder as you ponder the importance of Earth Day.

We鈥檙e drowning in single-use plastics. Here鈥檚 why and what we can do about it

April 18, 2024

Just in time for Earth Day, CU Boulder Professor Phaedra Pezzullo discusses her new book 鈥淏eyond Straw Man,鈥� on the online and offline controversies regarding the global social movement to ban plastics.

Mountain chickadees have remarkable memories. A new study explains why

April 17, 2024

Mountain chickadees have among the best spatial memory in the animal kingdom. New research identifies the genes at play and offers insight into how a shifting climate may impact the evolution of their memory skills.

The cicadas are coming! A CU entomologist鈥檚 take on a once-in-200-years event

April 11, 2024

This summer in 15 states across the Southeast and Midwest, two cicada broods will emerge simultaneously for the first time since 1803. CU Boulder鈥檚 Sammy Ramsey offers insight on these singing, red-eyed bugs and how they benefit the planet.

Ants in baby直播app are on the move due to climate change

April 10, 2024

Ant species living in Boulder鈥檚 foothills have shifted their habitat over the last six decades, potentially affecting local ecosystems, suggests a new CU Boulder study.

CU Boulder leading effort to improve water quality in Rockies鈥� rivers

April 10, 2024

CU Boulder and baby直播app State University researchers are teaming up to improve river water quality using machine learning.

Can cloud seeding stem the water crisis?

April 5, 2024

CU Boulder's Katja Friedrich is known for her work in cloud seeding, a process used to generate precipitation from existing clouds.

鈥楧iverse鈥� agriculture benefits people and the environment at the same time

April 4, 2024

A new analysis from 2,655 farms on five continents suggests that moving away from industrial, monoculture farming could benefit both the planet and people.

Scientists advocate for policies regulating indoor air

April 1, 2024

A new paper co-authored by CU Boulder professors lays out a blueprint for mandating indoor air quality standards for public buildings.

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