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An annual experiment based out of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder’s century-old Mountain Research Station aims to measure the effects of warming temperatures and faster snowmelt on alpine ecosystems by coating snowpack with thousands of pounds of black sand.

In the wake of the Supreme Court's decision to eliminate the constitutional right to an abortion, some fear law enforcement agencies or private citizens could use data from apps, Google searches or social media posts as evidence of a crime in places where abortion is illegal. Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Law data privacy expert Margot Kaminski offers her take.

Across the country this summer, flooding has damaged national parks, cities and communities—and left hundreds of thousands of people without clean water in Jackson, Mississippi. Two Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder engineering experts discuss the state of our infrastructure and the impacts of climate change.

A heat wave that pushed California’s power grid to the limit and the water system failure in Mississippi are just two examples of how a growing maintenance backlog and increasing climate change are creating a golden age of infrastructure failure. Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ expert Paul Chinowsky shares on The Conversation.

Concrete is strong, durable, affordable and accessible. But the global concrete industry is responsible for more than 8% of greenhouse gas emissions—more than three times the emissions associated with aviation—and demand is rising. Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ expert Wil Srubar shares on The Conversation: four innovative ways to clean up this notoriously hard to decarbonize industry.

Sheila Watt-Cloutier made a bold move and helped kick-start what many describe as a sea change in how the international community thinks about climate change.

The city of Boulder plans to use Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder data to study the effect of trees on urban heat for climate-mitigation planning.

A first-of-its kind study by Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder researchers finds that exposure to air pollution in infancy impacts a child's developing gut microbiome in ways that boost risk of allergies, obesity and diabetes and may influence brain development.

The College of Music’s American Music Research Center has embarked on a research project aimed at documenting, preserving and engaging with diverse musical and cultural influences in and around Pueblo, Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ.

A former Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder undergraduate's honors thesis has led to the official recognition of the Chihuahuan meadowlark as a distinct species.