Plants & Animals
May 31, 2023
Brown recluse spider: Fact vs. fiction and tips for prevention
Any spider can disturb a quiet night or a daytime chore around the house.
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Ecology
May 23, 2023
Prescribed burns encourage foul-smelling invaders
Though prescribed burns reduce wildfire threats and even improve habitat for some animals, new research shows these fires also spread stinknet, an aptly named weed currently invading superblooms across the Southwestern U.S.
Plants & Animals
May 18, 2023
Colorado wildflowers could be epic this year thanks to abundant snowpack, but other factors in play
With Colorado's snowpack ranging from ample to exceptional this spring, hikers who adore wildflowers may already be envisioning days of strolling along lush landscapes of spectacular blooms under columbine-blue skies when ...
Materials Science
May 18, 2023
Nontoxic powder uses sunlight to quickly disinfect contaminated drinking water
At least 2 billion people worldwide routinely drink water contaminated with disease-causing microbes.
Social Sciences
May 15, 2023
Trailhead as art: Student researchers create signs with impact
It's a well-known truism in the world of park management: Hikers rarely read trailhead signs.
Environment
May 10, 2023
This ridge is considered a California 'jewel.' Here's how tribes are trying to protect it
At first glance, the undulating brown wrinkles of Molok Luyuk make it seem like a banal California mountain ridge. Most visitors ride ATVs up and down hillsides and litter them with shell casings from makeshift shooting ranges.
Education
Apr 13, 2023
'Typography as image' gets results on trailside signs
Stewards of parks and wild lands would do well to understand the term "typography as image" and to employ it in practice, according to the results of a new study of how trailside signs influence users' behavior.
Ecology
Apr 7, 2023
Appreciating human stewardship of nature: Study challenges traditional conservation paradigm
The traditional conservation paradigm of "leaving nature alone" can be unrealistic and counter-productive, especially in a time of increasingly rapid ecosystem change, according to a new study by Stanford University scientists ...
Social Sciences
Mar 30, 2023
Interviews with icons yield lessons on productivity in 'Wisdom Years'
The Wonder Years can be great, sure: first loves, long summers, panoramic dreams exclusive to those with a lifetime of runway. The Working Years, too: established identity, new family and old friends, freedom to pursue personal ...
Ecology
Mar 20, 2023
Those seeds clinging to your hiking socks may be invasive: How to avoid spreading them to new locations
With spring settling in across the U.S. and days lengthening, many people are ready to spend more time outside. But after a walk outdoors, have you ever found seeds clinging to your clothes? Lodged in your socks and shoelaces? ...
