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A large brick building with a mountain in the background. The building has a lot of windows and a large brick wall.

Proposed NOAA budget would shutter Boulder’s world-class climate research laboratories

Yes, Colorado has fireflies, and scientists are decoding their bioluminescent blinking

A large bull elk stands alert in a dense forest, surrounded by evergreen trees and rocky terrain. Its antlers stretch wide above its head, and its reddish-brown coat contrasts with the cool, shaded woodland backdrop.

How your cellphone data could help wildlife thrive, according to Colorado researchers

By Arlo Pérez Esquivel

U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C.

Government and Politics

From health care for undocumented immigrants to AI regulations, Republicans want to use federal funding threats to change blue state policies

By Bente Birkeland

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While drought hits the Western Slope, southeastern Colorado looks okay — for now

By Briana Heaney

A baby on a mat

What does a baby’s babbling tell you about their future intelligence? CU researchers say a lot

By Jenny Brundin

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Colorado’s new law protects vaccine recommendations from RFK Jr.’s CDC overhaul

Colorado Psychedelic Church

Life and Culture

This church holds psychedelic rituals. But that’s not what keeps people coming back

By Hayley Sanchez

Fountain Creek in rural El Paso County

Life and Culture

Lecture series on conservation in Fountain Creek watershed kicks off with the help of Southern Colorado breweries

By Olivia Bagan

Hundreds protest outside the NOAA-NIST campus in Boulder Monday after the Trump administration’s firing of as many as 1,830 NOAA employees nationwide

Trump’s latest budget proposal could gut climate and weather research in Colorado

Woman wearing sunglasses is pictured with her hand holding a damaged cluster of cherries on a cherry tree.

Hailstorm pounds some Western Colorado fruit growers, dents food donation program

By Tom Hesse and Stina Sieg

Listen: Scientists say Denver is like Airbnb for miller moths, so don’t kill our guests

water flows from a pump into a plastic jug held by hands with latex gloves

Study offering free well testing for homeowners in Otero, Bent, Prowers and Kiowa counties for certain contaminants

By Shanna Lewis

A wolf sprinting through a field towards the tree line

Why Colorado wildlife officials killed a wolf suspected of preying on Pitkin County livestock

A young girl with curly hair scoops soil into a white pot labeled Callie in red letters. An adult assists nearby. The scene is set in a classroom with an American flag and decorations in the background.

Eco-anxiety in little kids? These early childhood teachers are on the case

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