Science - The Durango Herald

Warming may pose new risk from ancient viruses

Let’s get one thing out of the way really quickly: The ancient, giant virus recently discovered in melting Arctic ice is not going to kill you. But here’s the bad news: It’s not t...

DATE: Sep 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Science

Earth’s species loss isn’t moving at a snail’s pace

Study suggests ‘sixth mass extinction’ is happening

DATE: Aug 29, 2015 | CATEGORY: Science

New study predicts the slow, inevitable death of universe

Like all good things, our universe will one day come to an end. Just how that end will look is still something of a mystery. But one new study suggests that our universe won’t go out with a ...

DATE: Aug 29, 2015 | CATEGORY: Science

Jupiter-like planet may offer clues to our past

Scientists have discovered a new exoplanet just 100 light years away that seems much like a young Jupiter. And its entire solar system may be similar enough to our own to give us a glimpse i...

DATE: Aug 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: Science

This octopus species is a real odd sucker

Oddball sea creature shares some of the same mating, social habits as humans

DATE: Aug 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: Science

Another group may have helped settle Americas

NEW YORK – Scientists have discovered a previously unknown source of ancestry for some native peoples in Brazil, suggesting a new wrinkle in the story of the settlement of the Americas. ...

DATE: Aug 8, 2015 | CATEGORY: Science

Probe offers new clues on origins of life

Evidence supports theory that comets are cosmic labs

DATE: Aug 8, 2015 | CATEGORY: Science

Triceratops gets a cute new cousin (with a very special nose)

Everybody knows the Triceratops. But lately, other members of the horned dino family have been nosing their way into the spotlight. Now, researchers say, a new species named Wendiceratops pi...

DATE: Aug 8, 2015 | 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