Researchers see need for better warnings for Colorado residents about health impacts of long-range wildfire smoke
The research team believes there's a lack of communication about smoke from distant wildfires.
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Horton leads NASA project to study impact of artificial light on migratory birds
The new project will focus on urban areas in the Central Flyway, primarily in the Great Plains.
Historic drought deepens in the West as window for rain, snow closes
The year 2020 is going to be remembered for a lot of things, many of them not so good. Included in the not-so-good list is the drought that has plagued the West, lasting into 2021. (Washington Post)
Indoors, outdoors, 6 feet apart? Transmission risk of airborne viruses can be quantified
Early in the pandemic, a CSU team set out to quantify the dynamics of how aerosols like viruses travel from one person to another, under different circumstances.
The Colorado River Basin’s Worsening Dryness In Five Numbers
“The droughts that we are seeing are becoming that much more severe because of the temperature component, they’re warmer,” Colorado assistant state climatologist Becky Bolinger said. (KNPR/NPR)
Nature/Lab Animal: Keeping an eye on the human-animal interface
Sometimes, symptoms of a disease are obvious – think of the mass mortality events observed in crows infected with West Nile Virus (a mosquito-borne virus that can also cause febrile illness in humans), says Angela Bosco-Lauth, a virologist and veterinarian and at Colorado State University. Often, signs are much subtler – if they are there at all.
CSU vaccine research advances, groundwork begins to develop coronavirus vaccine for the next pandemic
Researchers aim to create a vaccine candidate that would protect people from a spectrum of coronaviruses.
Is too much cardio bad for you? CSU study says probably not
Some research has shown that ultra-fit athletes such as marathon runners can have cardiac damage such as heart scarring or arrhythmia, raising the question of whether too much aerobic exercise can be a bad thing.
Survey reveals how pandemic has changed consumers' food habits
Nearly a year of social distancing and economic disruptions has triggered both subtle and seismic shifts in how Americans are buying or getting food, and researchers from the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics have documented those shifts.
People Magazine: Nearly Paralyzed French Bulldog Walking Again Thanks to New Surgery and a Little Bit of Luck
"Bart was exactly the perfect patient," said Bart's surgeon Lisa Bartner, a faculty neurologist at the Colorado State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital. Herniated discs are very common in French bulldogs and other breeds with short legs and long backs.