Climate & Environment
High in the Andes Mountains, dagger-shaped ice spires house thriving microbial communities and an oasis for life in one of Earth harshest environments.
Your house may be worth less. Your stuff might take longer to deliver. Whether you believe in it or not, climate change is changing the world around you. That and more on this episode of the Brainwaves podcast.
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In this episode of Brainwaves, we鈥檒l hear聽from experts on the explosion of 鈥渕egafires鈥 across the West, the rising cost of fighting wildfires and we鈥檒l get an update on what wildfire season will look like this year.
A CIRES study reveals the fate of indoor chemical emissions, including the unexpected buildup of lactic acid from human sweat.
Worried about water shortages in the western United States? This episode of the Brainwaves podcast dives into the effort to protect rivers and reservoirs by recycling toilet water.
A species of rainbow-colored finch from Australia seems to break all of the rules of avian evolution, scientists say.
A journalism initiative to expand coverage of Western water issues is launching this month with support from a two-year, $700,000 grant from the Walton Family Foundation.
A far-reaching global study led by EBIO scientists has found that climate is a critical determinant of microbial diversity on amphibian skin.
Using cutting-edge instrumentation, CIRES researchers are able to track and differentiate sources of methane, a greenhouse gas and air pollutant.