A new dinosaur has been identified and named by Colorado State University affiliate faculty member Joseph Sertich and University of Utah Professor Mark Loewen. The dinosaur’s name translates roughly to “Loki’s horned face that looks like a caribou.”
Wild African elephants address each other with name-like calls, a rare ability among nonhuman animals, according to a new study. The Colorado State University research suggests elephants do not imitate the receiver’s call to address one another but instead use arbitrary vocal labels like humans.
Sticks and stones aren’t enough to thwart biological attraction, but sometimes those are the only tools available to pastoralists trying to prevent wildlife from eloping with their livestock. A new study led by Colorado State University brings awareness to the human impacts of these encounters – ranging from economic loss to death – and conservation concerns for the wild animals that are often endangered.
The Colorado Natural Heritage Program at Colorado State University has received $7.8 million from Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) to conduct a statewide survey of wildlife and natural resources. The survey will engage professional scientists and community members in collecting data on the state’s plants and animals in every county over the next five years.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released updated methods to help farmers, ranchers and forest landowners estimate greenhouse gas emissions on their land. Three of the federal report’s six chapters were authored by Colorado State University scientist Stephen Ogle, one of the world’s top experts in greenhouse gas inventories.
Areas left undeveloped help to counteract climate change, but those spaces need caretakers. Colorado State University’s Center for Protected Area Management provides training, resources and support for nature’s caretakers.
A team of researchers has uncovered alarming trends in the first range-wide genetic study of an endangered bee species. The study led by Colorado State University will inform conservation and recovery efforts for the rusty-patched bumblebee – a species that was once common in the United States but has declined from about 90% of its historic range.
A new study has found that mountains can be carbon dioxide sources or sinks and has identified the tipping point at which they switch from one to the other.
A 20-year experiment in Yellowstone has found that removal of apex predators including wolves from an ecosystem can create lasting changes that might not be reversed after they return.
The National Academy of Sciences will honor Ellen Wohl with the G.K. Warren Prize for her expansive research and discoveries in river and watershed sciences.