Chinese scientists are testing whether cyanobacteria, the photosynthetic microorganisms that have shaped Earth’s soils for billions of years, can convert barren desert sand into ground capable of ...

Banner image: Miles Moore and Jimmy Howe toss black sand onto a test plot on Niwot Ridge. (Credit: Kelsey Simpkins / CU Boulder) As temperatures soar in early September, it’s clear that Colorado’s ...

As temperatures soar in early September, it’s clear that Colorado’s summers are lasting longer. They’re also starting earlier, with mountain snow melting away in May instead of June. As spring unfolds ...