Climate & Environment
A CU Boulder study shows that 96% of all carbon offset credits from U.S. forestry projects were issued for improved forest management practices, not tree planting or forest protection.
From natural resources, like air and water, to sustainability, CU Boulder and CSU do incredible work to solve challenges related to these necessities. While the Buffs and Rams gear up for the best in-state football rivalry going, the Rocky Mountain Showdown on Sept. 16, we’re taking a moment to reflect on research chops, too.
The world’s coldest, driest continent saw temperatures as much as 79 F higher than usual and three times as much snow as usual in March 2022, according to new CU Boulder research highlighted in an international report this week.
The Weimer Lab, led by Professor Al Weimer, has introduced an efficient and economical method to use renewable energy to produce fuel, opening doors to clean and sustainable energy sources for a wide array of industries, including transportation, steelmaking and ammonia production.
In a new study, the Hayward Research Group has developed a material that can transform light energy into mechanical work without heat or electricity, offering innovative possibilities for energy-efficient, wireless and remotely controlled systems.
Roughly 73 million years ago, dinosaurs like tyrannosaurs and hadrosaurs lived among conifer trees in northern Alaska. The region was also home to a much smaller creature—a tiny mammal that weathered months of darkness and freezing temperatures in the winter.
CU Boulder researchers are advancing water resource management in Eastern Europe through a partnership with Deloitte Consulting.
It’s widely recognized that reducing lawn irrigation is essential for water conservation, particularly in water-scarce regions such as the Western U.S. Aditi Bhaskar is studying a lesser-known consequence of irrigation efficiency.
In July 1879, the USS Jeannette left port in San Francisco en route to the North Pole. What lay at the top of the world was still shrouded in mystery. Was it a warm inland sea, a sheet of ice or open ocean? The crew set out to discover.
During a Colorado summer, you’ll likely spot vibrant yellow sunflowers growing wherever they can. In the state’s dry, nutrient-deficient soil, CU Boulder researchers and others aim to learn if the crop can survive and even thrive in a hotter, drier future.