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River first, border second
The road to Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park is as flat as the rest of Texas and lined with palm trees — the tall,...
Boehner’s Senate push is a transparent trick
Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio) is bobbing and weaving furiously on legislation to avoid the fiscal cliff. But his moves are pretty predictable, writes Matthew Yglesias for Slate...
How Making Food Safe Can Harm Wildlife And Water
We'd probably like to think that clean, safe food goes hand in hand...
Facebook and Twitter are more addictive than cigarettes or alcohol, study...
A new study suggests that social networking services such as Facebook...
In pursuit of stability
Introducing himself by nickname, Nutcase sits cross-legged in his friends’ tent sipping hot coffee with cream. His own tent, pitched just a few feet...
Moving in seven directions
"This is my way home,” says Matt Bad Wound. He is one of several people making a 350-mile journey from Boulder, Colorado, to Pine...
Ship Noise Boosts Stress in Whales
The steady drone of motors along busy commercial shipping lanes not...
Supporters of library tax district say City can’t meet library system’s...
The Boulder Public Library system needs more money than the City can give it.
There is roughly a $2-million shortfall in the money needed to...
Canadian study: oil sands mining causes water pollution
A study funded by the Canadian government has confirmed that, in areas within 56 miles of a tar sands or oil sands operation, sediment in lakes contains higher levels of pollution...
‘Doomsday’ Seed Vault Safeguards Our Food Supply
A conservationist cradles two vials of peas destined for...