Science West
 
Spring 2008
  • Northern Rocky Mountain wolves lose endangered species status
  • Heavy metals, pesticides detected in 20 western U.S., Alaska national parks
  • Oregon's Marmot Dam cited as case study for dam removal, river restoration
  • Insects, wildfire suppression, development challenge Colorado's forests
  • Study supports Bering Strait migration, Siberian origin to Native Americans
  • OSU: Northwest marine ecosystem 'dead zones' unprecedented, may be linked to climate change
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    Summer/Autumn 2007
  • CBD: New Mexico gray wolf kill highlights recovery obstacles
  • Alaskan Pleistocene gray wolves faced Ice Age extinction
  • OSU: Yellowstone wolves influence elk; benefit trees, streams
  • Birds found to help Colorado ponderosa pine trees grow, maintain health
  • TWS: Northern spotted owl recovery plan flawed
  • OSU: Managed Northwest conifer forests threaten many species
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    Spring 2006
  • Study concludes killing wolves to protect livestock not effective
  • Glaciologist: Central Alaska Range glacier advances
  • Bering Sea ecosystem responding to changes in Arctic climate
  • Washington state's Puget Sound shoreline targeted for restoration, protection
  • Scientists: Salvage logging following a forest fire hinders recovery, restoration
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    Winter 2006
  • River sediment buildup may be a factor in certain subduction zone earthquakes
  • Changes in Yellowstone volcanic crater tied to molten rock movement
  • UNM study: El Niño-mediated winter storms produced wet climate in Chihuahuan Desert
  • UW biologist: Spawning salmon behavior triggers stream ecosystem changes
  • California climate research signals water shortages, flooding risk
  • Colorado study: Declining Rocky Mountain snowpack slows CO2 emissions from winter forest soils
  • CBD: Mexican wolf population declines for third successive year
  • Effects of climate change on Waterton-Glacier Int'l Park highlighted
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    Climate Change
  • Wyoming Bighorn Basin research links warming, vegetation changes
  • UCSC: Climate change threatens California's oak woodlands
  • 'Living with the Changing California Coast' chronicles changes to famed coastline
  • Yukon snow study suggests climate change in Western Canada
  • Climate change may temper El Niño events, NCAR scientists find
  • Wildlife, tundra, economy will feel the effects of climate change at Rocky Mountain National Park
  • Global sea levels likely to rise higher in 21st century than previously believed
  • Polar warming continues with ice mass losses
  • Link between Southwest climate and cultural changes established
  • Alaska's fast-moving Columbia Glacier expected to melt into a fjord
  • La Niña conditions likely to prevail in '99-'00
  • Hot on the heels of El Niño, La Nina arrives
  • Blockbuster El Niño could bring excellent snow conditions
  • Piercing the fog: NCAR scientists shed light on a silent California threat
  • NCAR scientist models Earth's climate and vegetation patterns at last glacial peak
  • CU researchers probe Arctic tree line for clues to global climate warming
  • NCAR scientist's computer model links fire and the atmosphere
  • Researchers identify key process in stratospheric ozone decline
  • Snow forecasting: Watchers of the skies
  • The record-setting 1990-95 El Niño: Harbinger of a changing climate?
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    Wildfire & Forest Ecology
  • Wildfire flash points focus of interactive map effort
  • High-tech modeling tools under development to fight wildfires
  • White River Forest Plan revision released, appealed
  • Colorado Hayman fire burn area restoration continues
  • Scientists study Colorado Hayman fire burn area
  • Forest health debate rages long after 2002 fires extinguished
  • Researchers link Colorado forest fires, atmospheric carbon increases
  • USFS acts on devastating northern Colorado spruce, pine beetle epidemics
  • After the fires: Mesa Verde National Park
  • Western wildfire season heat ups late; strategies questioned
  • Mercury emissions found in wildfire smoke
  • Wildfire ecology in the western U.S.
  • NCAR scientist's computer model links fire and the atmosphere
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    Water & Drought
  • Drought grips Colorado despite wet April
  • Research links drought to ocean temperature variations
  • 'Colorado by the Numbers' — Water
  • Threat of serious multi-year Colorado drought looms
  • Targeted wells along South Platte generate big bucks
  • Ocean temperature shifts may precede Western droughts
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    Archaeology & Paleontology
  • Tracks of 'swimming dinosaur' found in Wyoming
  • Native American petroglyphs found in Colorado
  • World's oldest known fossil reptile nests discovered in Arizona's Petrified Forest
  • Researchers excavate mammoth remains in New Mexico
  • Ancient Native American mining areas found in Montana
  • New study confirms Bering land bridge flooded later than previously believed
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    Geology
  • Eastern California shear zone puzzles seismologists
  • Alaska quake altered Yellowstone hydrothermal system
  • Ancient seismic stresses at work in Puget Sound region
  • Alaska quake world's largest in 2002
  • Mojave Desert areas sinking due to aquifer depletion
  • San Andreas Fault on the move at Parkfield, Calif.
  • Earthquake could cause flooding of Yucca Mountain repository
  • West's landscape may be flowing like molasses
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    Wildlife Issues
  • Wolves drive trophic cascade in Banff National Park
  • CSU: Views toward wildlife changing in West
  • American Rivers flunks Northwest salmon managers
  • State of Washington reports mixed salmon news
  • Idaho Fish and Game reports record salmon runs
  • Protection for California spotted owl sought
  • Logging in British Columbia owl habitat challenged
  • Judge rules wolf-reintroduction unlawful
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    Astronomy
  • Alien life forms said to be more likely found outside solar system
  • Supernova 1987A expected to light up the sky once again
  • Hydrogen escaping from Ganymede hints oxygen lurking at surface
  • Evidence for existence of black holes overwhelming
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