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Fort Lewis College professor to visit Greenland, Antarctica

Steltzer, in her mid-40s, began a sabbatical year with a return to where she fell in love with alpine botany…

June 25, 2016

Science

Scientists tune in to second cosmic clash

suggests black holes are colliding often

June 18, 2016

Science

Frogs do it too, and apparently in many different ways

University of Delhi researcher S.D. Biju believes this Bombay night frog is mating with a female in a way that…

June 18, 2016

Science

New elements to be named for city, state, country

An entry on the periodic table of the elements filled in and autographed by physics professors Joe Hamilton and A.…

June 11, 2016

Science

Falling into a scientific breakthrough

Planned spacecraft could help scientists detect gravitational waves

June 11, 2016

Local News

Fort Lewis College to add computer engineering degree

Student-constructed major option going away

June 4, 2016

Nation & World

Samsung challenges Fitbit with GPS fitness tracker

$180 device also touts smartwatch capabilities

June 4, 2016

Education

Southwest Colorado eSchool gaining in popularity

Accredited courses offer flexible schedule, job training

May 31, 2016

Local News

Controversial elk research operation coming to an end

ElkQuest vacating Old Fort property after 13 years

May 29, 2016

Science

Research casts cloud on warming theory

Discovery suggests temperatures of Earth may rise more slowly

May 28, 2016

Science

Amateur discovers new horned dinosaur species

An artist’s rendering shows a what the horned dinosaur Spiclypeus shipporum nicknamed Judith may have looked like.Mike Skrepnick/Canadian Museum of…

May 28, 2016

Business

Ranching challenges emerge after 2012 drought

Genetics key to getting by for northeast Colorado ranch

May 24, 2016

Science

Engineered foods: Safe but not satisfying

says genetically modified crops aren’t reducing hunger

May 21, 2016

Science

Count ’em: NASA finds hundreds of new exoplanets

NASA recently announced 1,284 new planets orbiting stars outside our solar system, called exoplanets. That’s on top of the approximately…

May 21, 2016

Local News

Animas High Escape Room creators learn there’s no escaping fire safety

Durango Fire requires changes to keep room safe

May 17, 2016

Business

Apple’s latest innovation … a big stake for Berkshire

Tech-shy Warren Buffett may be warming to 21st century technology

May 16, 2016

Business

Roll, roll, roll brother robot trucker

Startup wants to put self-driving big rigs on U.S. highways

May 16, 2016

Business

Your key to online security: The selfie

password could be written all over your face

May 16, 2016

Science

Climate change fueling wildfire threat

weather will mean more major fires, experts warn

May 14, 2016

Science

Who needs a nose? Mussels can smell just fine

University of Maine scientists aren’t quite sure how they do it, but they believe mussels have a strong sense of…

May 14, 2016

Local News

Powerhouse Science Center revving up a year after closure

Durango science center closed suddenly one year ago

May 9, 2016

Science

Mercury set to make rare solar transit

NASA and European Space Agency satellites will be tracking Mercury Monday as it transits the sun. The planet made its…

May 7, 2016

Science

Study raises alarms about coral reefs

A two-picture combo shows the Carysfort Reef in Florida in 1976 and 2016. Scientists say global warming is causing the…

May 7, 2016

Local News

Massive project on display

Mountain Middle School seventh-grade student Sam Atchison adjusts a gear on a massive mechanical representation of his classâ€™ exploration of…

April 28, 2016

Science

Oh, baby! Look how you’ve grown

Fossils show titanosaurs grew quickly from cute babies to truly gigantic dinosaurs

April 23, 2016

Science

Americans enjoying warming trend’s effects – so far

But that perceived benefit of global warming – mostly milder winters – will soon be outweighed by more oppressive summer…

April 23, 2016

Science

Climate change is shaking up the planet

Melting ice sheets are shifting how Earth wobbles on its axis

April 16, 2016

Science

Investor hopes to send tiny ships to Alpha Centauri

Internet investor and science philanthropist Yuri Milner and a panel of scientists including cosmologist Stephen Hawking, second from left, Princeton…

April 16, 2016

Science

Bringing anicient cave paintings to life

Scientists are working to resurrect extinct cattle

April 9, 2016

Science

It turns out this planet has three suns in its sky

An artist’s concept of a triple-star system. Astronomers have discovered a triple-star system that hosts a stable planet, a rarity…

April 9, 2016