Tag: science
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Marineland asks Canadian government for emergency cash to feed whales — or euthanasia imminent
The Marineland park near Niagara Falls has asked the Canadian government for emergency funding to feed and care for its whales, saying euthanasia is otherwise imminent
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A raptor with no qualms about eating its opponents wins New Zealand’s annual bird election
New Zealand’s annual bird election has crowned the kārearea, or New Zealand falcon, as Bird of the Year
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Link between wolves and aspen a point of debate beyond Colorado
For the past 15 years, Luke Painter has been traveling to the northern range of Yellowstone National Park, where mountains rise and tributaries carve valleys of sage, willows and trees. This includes aspen, the beloved tree of fall that glows around this time of year as the season turns, catching the eye of Painter from…
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Inside an ancient place of intrigue east of Colorado Springs
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Along a new, rough road stretching past a gate on Colorado Springs’ eastern plains, Mike Bowman drives his truck to a pull-off and greets two curious visitors. Bowman is a city park ranger, and the two guests are here for his tour. The tour, part…
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Inside an ancient place of intrigue east of Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Along a new, rough road stretching past a gate and through the plains of Colorado Springs’ east side, Mike Bowman drives his truck to a pull-off and greets two curious visitors. Bowman is a city park ranger, and the two guests are here for his…
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Colorado Springs-based West Point cadet earns prestigious undergraduate scholarship
When Hojin Han was contemplating his education beyond Pine Creek High School, he considered applying to the Air Force Academy. But instead, after some thought, he chose to attend a service academy nearly 2,000 miles from Colorado Springs. “I was really attracted to (the U.S. Military Academy),” Han said. “Since I’d lived in Colorado for…
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Colorado’s hot springs explained: Deep time, deep layers
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save We soak in Colorado’s hot springs. We feel the sweet relief on body and mind. And we commonly deduce a miracle. Rather, there is a scientific explanation. It’s an explanation dealing with deep time and…
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Colorado’s hot springs explained: Deep time, deep layers
We soak in Colorado’s hot springs. We feel the sweet relief on body and mind. And we commonly deduce a miracle. Rather, there is a scientific explanation. It’s an explanation dealing with deep time and the deep, subterranean layers of the Earth, where water meets minerals we associate with healing qualities. But we begin in…
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All-female STEM club builds phone-powering swing at Colorado Springs high school
In a courtyard at Discovery Canyon Campus High School, senior Emily Wacker swivels back and forth on a swing that, at first glance, resembles the playground items seen in parks backyard across the country. What makes this swing different is the series of attachments that help convert the series of attachments that help convert mechanical…
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New ‘swamp dweller’ discovered in Colorado
In 2016, John Foster was walking around the sandstone countryside that defines northwest Colorado when he stopped at something peculiar ingrained in the rock. It was a fossil — a jaw about an inch long, Foster recalled in a recent news release. “Holy cow,” he thought, “that’s huge.” Not so huge to an untrained eye,…