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Fiscal Crisis Hits The NewsHour With Jim Lehrer

PBS West

Much of PBS's signature news program comes out of a Denver office whose staffers have quietly been doing good work for nearly a quarter-century.

Jell-O wrestling is a firing offense at the South Pole

Much of PBS's signature news program comes out of a Denver office whose staffers have quietly been doing good work for nearly a quarter-century.

Field of Schemes

A gem of a story about diamond mines--real and fake!

With help from the feds, a Denver scientist helps Second Life go nuclear

A gem of a story about diamond mines--real and fake!

The Skeptic

Celebrated and shunned, CSU's Bill Gray is taking heat in the global-warming debate.

Moon Child

This Boulder ballerina took a whack at the Big Whack theory -- and one of science's biggest mysteries.

Global Warning

What do you get when greenhouse gases inspire greenhouse guesses? A heated argument--but not much scientific agreement.

Throw Away the Keys

Every good boy does fine? Not according to this Denver music teacher's new system of music notation.

Winging It

Hype makes right at the center for the new west.

CSU's Japan earthquake test: best experiment ever

Yesterday, a Colorado State University team led by civil engineering professor John van de Lindt successfully staged a very large-scale test in Miki City, Japan. They've come up with a new approach to building earthquake-proof (or at least more earthquake-proof) buildings, and to see if they're on ... More >>

UNC receives $1.7 million to increase women in tech/science faculty nationwide

​The Denver Business Journal reported today that the University of Northern Colorado has received a $1.7 million grant from the National Science Foundation to lead a nationwide effort to add and keep female faculty in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math. The money will fund ... More >>

Life in Antarctica is cold — but bloggers there can still get burned

​The Denver Business Journal reported today that the University of Northern Colorado has received a $1.7 million grant from the National Science Foundation to lead a nationwide effort to add and keep female faculty in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math. The money will fund ... More >>

Antarctic Support Contract delayed for a year

​Nearly three months after the National Science Foundation was supposed to announce who had won the thirteen-year, $2 billon Antarctic Support Contract, the federal agency has acknowledged to bidders that the award will be delayed by at least a year. Centennial-based Raytheon Polar Services c ... More >>

Rick Griffith has designs on Denver. Bold ones.

​Nearly three months after the National Science Foundation was supposed to announce who had won the thirteen-year, $2 billon Antarctic Support Contract, the federal agency has acknowledged to bidders that the award will be delayed by at least a year. Centennial-based Raytheon Polar Services c ... More >>

Yes, your Colorado jury summons came from New Mexico. And, yes, it's legit.

​Nearly three months after the National Science Foundation was supposed to announce who had won the thirteen-year, $2 billon Antarctic Support Contract, the federal agency has acknowledged to bidders that the award will be delayed by at least a year. Centennial-based Raytheon Polar Services c ... More >>

Shark Attack

​Nearly three months after the National Science Foundation was supposed to announce who had won the thirteen-year, $2 billon Antarctic Support Contract, the federal agency has acknowledged to bidders that the award will be delayed by at least a year. Centennial-based Raytheon Polar Services c ... More >>

Elitch's lights up the night...every night

​Nearly three months after the National Science Foundation was supposed to announce who had won the thirteen-year, $2 billon Antarctic Support Contract, the federal agency has acknowledged to bidders that the award will be delayed by at least a year. Centennial-based Raytheon Polar Services c ... More >>

Denver International Airport snow can be caused by planes inadvertently seeding clouds?

Heymsfield.​Why is snow so common at Denver International Airport? A new study led by Andrew Heymsfield, a cloud physicist at Boulder's National Center for Atmospheric Research, and published in the journal Science suggests that planes can inadvertently seed clouds under the right conditions, ... More >>

From Antarctica to the Moon: Monroe Monroe releases a new CD December 10 at the hi-dive

Heymsfield.​Why is snow so common at Denver International Airport? A new study led by Andrew Heymsfield, a cloud physicist at Boulder's National Center for Atmospheric Research, and published in the journal Science suggests that planes can inadvertently seed clouds under the right conditions, ... More >>

Lockheed takes over the U.S. government's Antarctic operations, keeps staff in Denver

South Pole Station​More than two years past its original deadline, the National Science Foundation has finally awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin to handle the U.S. government's vast operations in Antarctica. The thirteen-year, $1.9 billion contract begins April 1 and its headquarters will ... More >>