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Science General

Southwest Colorado a playground for research scientists

Landscape diversity invites study of desert groundwater, alpine permafrost and prehistoric wildfires

DATE: Jul 14, 2022 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

68th annual Four Corners Gem & Mineral Show boasts gems, geodes, fossils and more

Three-day event lasts until Sunday afternoon

DATE: Jul 9, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

How citizen scientists are testing our streams and rivers for contamination

Mountain Studies Institute, Fort Lewis College partner to measure E. coli in San Juan National Forest’s waterways

DATE: Jul 6, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Can we replace fire with mechanical thinning in Southwest Colorado?

Forest ecologists argue prescribed burns are necessary even as they have caused blazes this spring

DATE: Jun 4, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

MakerLab leaves Powerhouse for bigger location

Science center explores possibility of hosting Big Picture High School

DATE: May 7, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Chemical reactions light up Fort Lewis College science show

Demonstration, experiments hosted at first open house since pandemic

DATE: Apr 9, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Powerhouse Science Center takes educational services to rural La Plata County

After-school program at Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary a hit with students and parents

DATE: Feb 16, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Amid a changing landscape, students apply scientific inquiry to environmental resiliency

Projects tackle bioplastics, magnetism, efficient irrigation and more

DATE: Feb 10, 2022 | CATEGORY: Science

Fort Lewis College students research vitamin D as a treatment for long COVID-19

Monthlong study will test if the supplement can offer an over-the-counter solution to growing problem

DATE: Feb 8, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

New climate normals show drier, hotter Southwest Colorado

Every decade scientists with NOAA update temperature and precipitation averages across the U.S.

DATE: Feb 3, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

‘Higher education’: Middle school students explore cosmos in space science class

Mobile Earth and Space Observatory lands in Durango for first time since pandemic

DATE: Jan 28, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

‘Snowtography’ test site set up in San Juan National Forest

Study seeks relationship between tree canopy, soil moisture and snow depth; webinar on topic is Friday

DATE: Jan 19, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

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