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Boulder residents were acutely aware of the wildfires, for they had been breathing smoke since the Pine Gulch fire started near Grand Junction on July 31. But the proximity of the CalWood Fire and the sight of roiling smoke rising and forming pyrocumulus clouds at the northern edge of Boulder brought the terrible threat home.

With the setting of the sun and the onset of polar darkness, the Arctic Ocean would normally be crusted with sea ice along the Siberian coast by now. But this year, the water is still open.I’ve watched the region transformations since the 1980s as

A minimum of 21 subspecies have been described, usually geographically separated but sometimes with geographic ranges sharing a borderButterflies flitted among flowers beside South Boulder Creek, in Boulder's greenbelt near the town of Marshall.

As religious services went online to protect congregants from the coronavirus, a paradox emerged: Worshipers were connected via the internet to a potentially wide community, but it felt like a more private affair.

Protecting the peninsula is the most pressing priority due to rising threatsAntarctica, the world last true wilderness, has been protected by an international treaty for the last 60 years. But the same isn’t true for most of the ocean surrounding

Prickly poppies are distinguished from other species in the genus Argemone by the lack of spines on the upper sides of leavesPrickly poppies, Argemone polyanthemos, were abundant and in full bloom along the Degge Trail in the greenbelt north Boulder

War and forced displacement has returned with vengeance to Nagorno-Karabakh.Nagorno-Karabakh is engulfed in the flames of war. Half of its population has fled, while the remaining families cower in basements as artillery and drones destroy their

My fellow Buffs, we will get through this together.You must be exhausted. I am, and I would like to pause to reflect on how these are times that try our patience, our good humor, and to quote Thomas Paine, our souls. James W.C

Wildfires are a natural disturbance for these regions, but when combined with climate change and housing growth in the wildland-urban interface, they become larger and more destructive.

News that Sen. Kamala Harris was Joe Biden choice for the 2020 Democratic vice presidential nominee drove speculation and argumentation about her identity. The big question appeared to be, “Is Kamala Harris truly African American?”