Boulderganic
Amalgam-nation
In a video called “Smoking Teeth” on the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology’s website, a man takes an extracted tooth and rubs its 25-year-old amalgam filling with a pencil eraser. A phosphorescent screen in the background illuminates mercury ...
Eco-briefs | New University of Colorado study shows biodiversity protects against...
Biodiversity has become an increasingly important topic among scientists studying infectious disease, but can be tricky to test because of the complexity of ecosystems...
Eco-briefs | Nuclear sensors could be used to predict tsunamis and...
A network of sensors used to track nuclear weapons since the Cold War could be used for environmental monitoring instead, according to a study published in Science last week...
Saving forests not enough
Humans are changing not just climate overall, but also the difference between seasons in any given year...
Oceans studied and celebrated at second annual Making Waves
“This year’s theme is a little more on what we can do in Colorado to save oceans, so it will go beyond just the water flow we’re getting into some of the issues like climate change and ocean acidification,” says Boulder resident Vicki Nichols Goldstein, founder of ...
Eco-briefs | Gasland’s Josh Fox requests meeting with Obama administration
Gasland’s Josh Fox requests meeting with Obama administration...
Eco-briefs | Increase in dust storms could cause problems for soil,...
A study led by the University of Colorado Boulder found that the amount of dust blown across the West has increased since 1994...
For your carbon footprint, it’s location, location, lifestyle
Attention city dwellers: There’s consolation for your cramped apartments and crowded subway cars. Your carbon footprint might be a quarter the size of your suburban counterparts, with their green lawns, separate kid rooms and drives to get groceries and coffee...
