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Who needs a nose? Mussels can smell just fine

PORTLAND, Maine – Mussels don’t have noses, but two Maine scientists believe the dark shellfish rely on smells when choosing where to set up their homes. The scientists say they h...

DATE: May 14, 2016 | CATEGORY: Science

Mercury set to make rare solar transit

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Earthlings are in for a treat Monday as Mercury makes a relatively rare transit of the sun. The solar system’s smallest, innermost planet will resemble a bl...

DATE: May 7, 2016 | CATEGORY: Science

Study raises alarms about coral reefs

WASHINGTON – Seawater – increasingly acidic because of global warming – is eating away the limestone framework for the coral reef of the upper Florida Keys, according to a new study. It’s so...

DATE: May 7, 2016 | CATEGORY: Science

Oh, baby! Look how you’ve grown

Fossils show titanosaurs grew quickly from cute babies to truly gigantic dinosaurs

DATE: Apr 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: Science

Americans enjoying warming trend’s effects – so far

WASHINGTON – Global warming has mostly made the weather more pleasant for Americans over the last 40 years, which may explain why much of the public doesn’t rank climate change as big a thre...

DATE: Apr 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: Science

Climate change is shaking up the planet

Melting ice sheets are shifting how Earth wobbles on its axis

DATE: Apr 16, 2016 | CATEGORY: Science

Investor hopes to send tiny ships to Alpha Centauri

NEW YORK – With famed physicist Stephen Hawking at his side, an Internet investor announced Tuesday that he’s spending $100 million on a futuristic plan to explore far outside our solar syst...

DATE: Apr 16, 2016 | CATEGORY: Science

Bringing anicient cave paintings to life

Scientists are working to resurrect extinct cattle

DATE: Apr 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Science

It turns out this planet has three suns in its sky

Scientists have found a rare three-star system 685 light years away. Instead of the more typical single star, or even a pair, it boasts a trio of suns that coexist in a complex dance. And th...

DATE: Apr 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Science

Meet JCVI-syn3.0

Researchers create a new microbe by removing half of its genes

DATE: Mar 26, 2016 | CATEGORY: Science

Data hints Pluto may have once had liquid lakes

At a news conference at the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, NASA scientists made it clear that we’re not even close to being done puzzling out Pluto’s weird little secrets. It’s been...

DATE: Mar 26, 2016 | CATEGORY: Science

Scientists still don’t know how dogs became dogs – but they might be close to finding out

You might know that the German shepherd curled up at the foot of your bed – and even the English terrier yipping in the yard next door – descended from wolves. You might also know that dogs ...

DATE: Mar 18, 2016 | CATEGORY: Science

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Photos: Fort Lewis College women’s and men’s basketball take on Westminster UniversityBoth Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Both Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Photos: An afternoon in 2004 with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell as he works on Capitol HillDurango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Durango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Photos and video: ICE protests return to DurangoAbout a dozen protesters tried to block federal agents from leaving with a detainee on Thursday