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Li-ion battery coin cells

Discovery could lead to longer-lasting EV batteries, hasten energy transition

Sept. 12, 2024

¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder researcher and team have discovered why lithium-ion batteries, which power most electronic devices, lose capacity over time. The findings could enable the development of electric vehicles that go far longer without needing a charge.

A blue whale

Increased krill fishing threatens whale comeback

Sept. 11, 2024

New research reveals that current krill populations in the Southern Ocean may be insufficient to support the full recovery of whale species if krill harvesting continues at current rates.

Lemur sitting in a tree looking out from behind leaves

Lemur CSI: Researchers ID predators threatening Madagascar’s iconic primates

Sept. 10, 2024

Predators not native to Madagascar, such as feral dogs and cats, may pose a serious threat to lemur species—many of which are already facing extinction on this African island.

River and mountains

The Wilderness Act turns 60

Sept. 6, 2024

¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder’s Paul Sutter looks back on the history of the Wilderness Act as it approaches its diamond jubilee.

Parrotfish

Guardians of the reef: How parrotfish promote coral health

Sept. 5, 2024

¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä researchers spent 400 hours under water observing these colorful fish in the Caribbean. They learned they’re smarter, and more neighborly, than previously thought.

the McMurdo Dry Valleys

How Earth’s most intense heat wave ever impacted life in Antarctica

Sept. 4, 2024

An atmospheric river brought warm, humid air to the coldest and driest corner of the planet in 2022, pushing temperatures 70 degrees above average. A new ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder-led study reveals what happened to Antarctica’s smallest animals.

Smoke coming out of chimneys

Report shows 2023 marked by record-breaking greenhouse gas levels, extreme heat and high sea levels

Aug. 22, 2024

The new international annual review of the world’s climate showed that 2023 was the warmest year on record. A ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder scientist weighs in on how the rising global greenhouse gas concentration is driving climate change and what we can do.

Lindsey Anderson in the lab

Breathing in the Front Range isn’t always easy. Understanding ozone pollution

Aug. 16, 2024

In July, Denver and the northern Front Range failed to meet the national air quality standards for ozone amid a nine-day streak of ozone pollution alerts. Lindsey Anderson, a ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder atmospheric chemist, offers her perspective on why this is important.

Several sunflowers grow in a field

Why do plants wiggle? New study provides answers

Aug. 15, 2024

Decades after his voyage on the HMS Beagle, Charles Darwin became fascinated by why plants move as they grow—spinning and twisting into corkscrews. Now, more than 150 years later, a new study may have solved the riddle.

A group of adelie penguins on iceberg

Southern Ocean’s hidden treasures: Scientists identify crucial wildlife conservation sites

Aug. 14, 2024

Establishing Key Biodiversity Areas in the Southern Ocean will be vital for safeguarding the ecosystem from the impact of human activities, ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder researchers say.

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