Science & Environment

[Listen + Read] Denver Museum of Nature and Science Opens New ‘Teen-Rex’ Exhibit

Article by Anoush Ralapanawe + Interview by Leon Spiess + Photo by Lily Wright A dinosaur skeleton featured in the Denver Museum of Nature and Science (Lily Wright | Radio 1190) It was July of 2022. Cousins Liam Fisher, Jessin Fisher and Kaiden Madsen were on an ordinary hike in the notoriously fossil rich Badlands…

July 3, 2024
Eutrophication: Mass-Murdering Micro-Algae on its Way to Boulder?

By Braden Stevens When on the topic, it is not uncommon for someone to harbor the thought that algae has to do with the ocean. While this is true, the power of these photosynthesizers can be shown most notably in wetlands and other land-based waterways via oversaturation. This ‘oversaturation,’ or nutrient overload, is capable of…

April 25, 2024
Myths and Legends About Solar Eclipses

By Leon Spiess If you were in Colorado on Monday, April 8, you likely witnessed a solar eclipse. Well, part of it, anyway. We unfortunately weren’t in the path of totality, but that didn’t stop people from panicking. Many took to social media, echoing the idea that the eclipse was a harbinger of the end…

April 10, 2024