50 Years After ‘Silent Spring’
We Have Ignored Rachel Carson’s Findings to Our Peril
The girl who silenced the world for five minutes
Thirteen-year old addresses United Nations meeting.
Neanderthals were nifty at controlling fire
... yet another indication that they weren’t dimwitted brutes as often portrayed.
Mix It Up With Colorado Millet
What is Millet? Millet is a grain that is most often used for bird seed; however, it is gaining in popularity in the food industry because it is gluten-free.
In honor of Carl Sagan
In honor of Sagan’s birthday on November 9, it would have been his 76th, the SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) Institute invited the public to submit essays inspired by Sagan’s…
Moose near Johnson’s Corner on the Summer Solstice
As I was pulling off at the Johnstown exit near Johnson’s Corner, I noticed two dark figures frolicking in the green field alongside our corporate headquarters. Upon closer inspection, I…
Cooking with insects
Curious as to how Tempura Battered Mealworms or Scorpion Scaloppine taste? Find out on Saturday, April 10, when the “Martha Stewart” of insect cuisine, Chef David George Gordon, appears live…
Preserving a Paleontologic Treasure Chest
Aug. 20, 2009, was the 40th anniversary of the establishment of Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, a site maintained by the National Park Service for the preservation of spectacular plant…
Our Natural World: Colorado’s Oldest Living Residents
The oldest bristlecone pine in our state lives on Mount Evans and is reported to be at least 2,435 years old, based on its number of annual tree rings sampled…
Dinosaurs and Other Colorado Fossils
As dinosaur lovers of all ages in our state know, the Colorado State Fossil is the stegosaur (Stegosaurus stenops). This familiar herbivorous dinosaur with rows of plates along its back…