Toolik Lake Arctic research station in Alaska. (Photo courtesy of Jason Stuckey.) Utilizing one of the longest-running ecosystem experiments in the Arctic, a Colorado State University-led team of researchers have developed a better understanding of the interplay among...
Much of the water in the West is transported across vast geographical areas by large infrastructure projects known as interbasin water transfers. Two of these projects in particular make up 85% of all energy-related greenhouse gas emissions associated with U.S....
For the past year, Colorado State University Professor Kelly Wrighton has collaborated with a prestigious group of more than a dozen scientists on a national effort to examine the connections between soils and human health — an “understudied” topic that has important...
Eugene Kelly, a soil scientist with a decades-long career in agriculture, urbanization, and climate change, has been appointed by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine to a three-year term as chair of the U.S. National Committee for Soil...
A permafrost research site in Sweden. The boardwalk is submerged due to permafrost thaw flooding. Image courtesy of Nicole Raab. As the planet has warmed, scientists have long been concerned about the potential for harmful greenhouse gasses to seep out of thawing...
Editor’s note: This story was adapted from a press release originally published by Stanford University. The huge, long-lasting wildfires that have become increasingly common in recent years can cause changes in soil chemistry that affect water contamination, air...
