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photo shows a hillside stand of lodge pole pine trees

A notorious, tree-chewing pest could be making a comeback in Colorado

A bottle of the MMR vaccine photographed in Lubbock, Texas, where a measles outbreak has sickened dozens.

Colorado’s measles vaccination rate is just a bit too low for herd immunity

By Alison Borden and John Daley

Rows of metal shelves show seeds and other specimens labeled in neatly organized black boxes.

DOGE cuts could impact CSU lab that helps protect Colorado crops

Mushrooms in jars at a psilocybin service center

Colorado’s first licensed psilocybin healing center is getting ready to open

University of Colorado College of Nursing researchers Dr. Samantha Stonbraker and Dr. Christine Rael

‘You can’t stop this work or you go backwards,’ Colorado HIV researchers whose federal funding is canceled say AIDS deaths will increase

By Rachel Estabrook

Oil pump jacks and storage in Colorado’s North Park

Colorado study suggests that proximity to oil and natural gas wells increases risk of childhood leukemia

By Ishan Thakore

From left, a man in a green shirt touches a seated woman's arm as they both look at a man holding a sheet of paper. They are all in a doctor's office exam room.

Parkinson’s patient finds hope in computerized advances to brain stimulation treatment

Spring gardening tips from Phelan Gardens in Colorado Springs

Life and Culture

Spring gardening in Colorado: From sustainable lawn alternatives to pest control, how to make the most of your spring garden

By Hayley Sanchez

A room view of conference tables with black tablecloths forming a rectangle with 18 people sitting around them with large white name plates in front of them at the table

Colorado researchers warn of lost advances and a lost generation of scientists due to federal cuts

A nurse prepares a dose of the flu vaccine.

This flu season looks like it might be Colorado’s worst one in 20 years

A bottle of the MMR vaccine photographed in Lubbock, Texas, where a measles outbreak has sickened dozens.

What Coloradans need to know about measles as outbreaks pop up around the US

An on-board camera on a lunar lander shows the lander resting on its side on the Moon. Earth is seen in the background.

What’s next for Lunar Outpost’s rover mission after moon lander got stuck on its side

Sandhill cranes in the air

25,000 sandhill cranes – spared by bird flu – arrive in San Luis Valley just in time for Monte Vista festival

By Andrea Chalfin

The Microchip sign outside of the Colorado Springs facility

Government and Politics

Microchip lays off 238 Colorado Springs employees, only a year after announcing a hiring spree

A line outside a COVID-19 vaccine pop-up clinic

Resilience shines through as Coloradans reflect on five years since the pandemic shut the state down

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