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Birdwatching isn't just fun, it's good for your mental health!
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Not that long ago, monarch butterflies would migrate in droves. However, over the last few decades, the number of these iconic creatures has dropped drastically.
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Digitizing the bee collections at museums could answer important questions like whether certain species are still buzzing in the same places they once were, or if their bodies have changed over time in response to stressors like climate change.
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Small studies going back decades have shown a potential link between artificial food dyes and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder symptoms in kids.
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Brian Jackson used drone flight data to analyze Martian weather patterns.
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Chronic Wasting Disease is a fatal neurological disease affecting hoofed animals. Idaho just received its second case from a domestic elk that was not connected to the originally infected one. This concerns our hunting and agricultural economies as well as our health.
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There’s a whole bunch of energy right below people’s feet in many Western states. And it doesn’t release any pollution into the air. But only a small fraction of it is being used for electricity. That could change, however, as the geothermal industry looks to expand.
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Wild birds often fly straight into windows, not realizing there’s a pane of glass between them and the light they see inside, which can be a dangerous and often deadly problem. That's why students at BSU have teamed up with the Intermountain Bird Observatory to find ways to save the birds with a special project.
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One Boise State researcher is studying Grouse DNA to see if they can adapt to a changing planet.
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New research recently uncovered spatter cones on Mars, meaning that the planet had volcanoes similar to Earth's at one point.
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Put a picture of the Grand Canyon next to one of Mars, and it’s easy to see some similarities. Red rock formations dominate both landscapes. But just how closely related are the places carved by the Colorado River and the surface of the red planet?
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October is a great month to look up into the night sky and see some of the wonders of the universe including “the comet of the century,” the northern lights and a second moon.