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From Spokane, Wash. to Pueblo County, Colo., fast-moving fires have again wreaked havoc in neighborhoods this summer. Now, a network of scientists, fire professionals and other experts have joined forces to seek research-based solutions to the problem.
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Courtesy Butterfly PavilionOver the past few years, a group of zoos and aquariums have teamed up for an unusual rescue project: They work together to save and grow threatened coral from an underwater zone off the coast of Florida. A marine biologist in Colorado is leading an important part of that preservation work, even though she’s hundreds of miles from the ocean. -
Staff Sgt. Kayla White/U.S. Air Force Central Command Public AffairsA tiny nuclear reactor could be a reality soon at Buckley Space Force Base in Aurora. The Pentagon has proposed installing a “microreactor” there to power the base. We talk with an expert on nuclear materials to learn more about how a microreactor would work, and whether it’s a safety concern.
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Students at hundreds of schools across Colorado walked out of class around noon Friday to protest the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown and the agency leading it. -
It’s one of the great film festivals, and unlike most has never taken the celebrity path that turns many festivals into big publicity bashes.
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The head of the Colorado County Clerks Association says he’s confident the state will have safe and secure elections despite federal “chaos.” -
Colorado is among states where rural residents face long potential drive times to maternity care. -
Children’s Hospital Colorado is reporting increasing e-bike and e-scooter related injuries among kids. At a recent news conference, hospital staff said there was an 84% jump in e-scooter injuries from 2024 to 2025. E-bike injuries went up 184% over the same time. -
35 years later, the oldest women’s softball team in Colorado is still leaning into the game of agingThe Colorado Peaches are recognized as the oldest women’s softball team in the country, with members from their 60s to their 90s. This socialized exercise is crucial to maintaining their brain health.
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So-called process based restoration (PBR) has a number of ecological benefits. But it can make ecosystems more resilient to wildfires when they come, and better able to recover in their wake. -
Giant sequoias only grow naturally in California today. But they once ranged as far east as Colorado, Wyoming and Nevada, before the climate turned drier and pushed them into their current, narrower range. -
An approval for permitted outfitters to use gas-powered machines to clear trails highlights a clash between access and preservation. -
Thanks to a creative partnership this summer, the trail got a big facelift because the previous web of informal, hiker-made paths wasn’t built to withstand the hordes of people descending on it. -
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Experts predict steady increase in West Nile virus as heat lingers
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