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A new AI-powered map reveals the most detailed picture yet of groundwater across the United States, showing how much water lies underground and where it may help guide conservation and planning.

Clear nights cause radiational cooling, letting heat escape into space and making valleys like Cortez and Mancos colder than surrounding ridges.

Park staff uncovered the remains of a long-necked dinosaur beneath a parking lot near the Quarry Exhibit Hall, marking the first excavation in the area in more than a century.

A Colorado State University snow hydrology expert explains what contaminants can end up in snow and offers practical tips for reducing health risks if people rely on snow as a water source.

Russ Vought, President Donald Trump’s budget chief, called NCAR “one of the largest sources of climate alarmism in the country”

Blood types aren’t just a human trait — animals have them too, and they play a critical role in wildlife rescue, veterinary care, and conservation efforts across the natural world.

A new review finds swearing can boost strength and pain tolerance during short, intense tasks—good news for winter falls on ice or the ski slopes.

Long winter nights bring bright planets, a strong meteor shower, and some of the best stargazing of the year.

As freezing temperatures return to the forecast, protecting your home’s plumbing is about more than just good practice — it’s science. When water freezes, it expands and can burst pipes, but wrapping them with foam insulation or heat tape traps existing heat and slows the cooling process. Even a few degrees’ difference can prevent costly damage and keep water flowing when temperatures drop.

Leadville's Ella Magrum-Stanley is currently in the Pacific on a prestigious deep sea internship.