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Rice feeds more than half the world, but 3 toxic metals can travel from paddy soil into its grains; researchers propose changing soil chemistry and reinforcing plant barriers to keep arsenic, cadmium and mercury out

Rice grain contaminated with toxic metals: Rice cultivation faces contamination from toxic metals like arsenic and cadmium. Researchers propose altering soil chemistry to immobilize these harmful elements. This strategy aims to prevent metals from entering the edible rice grain. The approach targets low to moderate contamination levels in rice paddies.

The Economic Times

How El Niño is neutralizing Atlantic hurricanes this season

The 2026 Atlantic hurricane season is experiencing a slow start. El Niño's strong wind shear is suppressing tropical storm development. Forecasters watch two areas for potential storm formation this week. NOAA now predicts a below-average hurricane season with fewer major storms. Activity may increase later if wind shear conditions ease.

The Economic Times

A Colorado farmer put 3,276 solar panels over his crops, and the shade created cooler conditions for heat-sensitive plants

A family farm in Longmont, Colorado has turned part of its land into a working example of how solar power and agriculture can share the same ground. Byron Kominek, owner of Jack's Solar Garden, covered roughly five acres of his family's 24-acre property with 3,276 solar panels, mounted high enough…

The Times of India

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How beavers are quietly tackling Europe’s raging wildfires and helping burnt landscapes recover

Beavers’ penchant for dam building has created natural fire breaks across Europe, which could help tackle deadly blazes.

Euronews

Scientists develop a single injection that can reverse chronic osteoarthritis in just four weeks

Single injection for osteoarthritis: A research team from the University of Colorado Boulder, CU Anschutz, and Colorado State University has developed two new therapies that showed reversal of osteoarthritis in animal studies within four to eight weeks. The project, funded under a federal programme with up to $33.5 million, has…

The Economic Times

Why Coal Will Lead to More Deaths in Colorado

Across the nation, one of the dirtiest sources of power gets a lifeline from the Trump administration and state officials.

Capital & Main

Scientists find success with AI hurricane forecasts — but what about when the ‘unprecedented’ happens?

Hurricane forecasting by humans can take a few hours to reach a conclusion. Google’s DeepMind is eight times faster than that, the company claims

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A fungal disease, along with climate change, threatens Colorado’s prized peaches

In western Colorado, home to the treasured Palisade peach, cytospora canker is one of the most economically consequential fungal diseases faced by growers.

The Conversation

Agricultural work is dangerous – but good communication can save lives in Colorado

Six people, including one teenager, died at a dairy farm in Keenesburg, Colorado, 35 miles northeast of Denver, on Aug. 20, 2025.

The Conversation

New federal student loan limits affect social work graduate students, with impacts for survivors of domestic violence in Colorado and elsewhere

As of July 2026, graduate degree programs in nursing, public health, social work, public policy and more will no longer be defined as professional degrees by the Department of Education.

The Conversation

Drought paradox study reveals plants around Colorado River turn to groundwater when it gets too hot and dry, reducing flow into the already strained basin

Vegetation draws on groundwater during dry summers, leaving less water for the river and, ultimately, people.

LiveScience

Colorado’s Oil and Gas Industry Is Vastly Underestimating Methane Emissions

Watching from the sky, researchers find planet-warming pollutants leaking into the atmosphere are undercounted by at least two times.

Capital & Main

Keeping People With Their Pets Can Help L.A.’s Housing Crisis — and Mental Health

Social worker Jackie Parra intervenes at L.A.’s busiest animal shelter to help people in crisis keep their pets and housing.

Capital & Main

Trees in Panama's tropical forests are growing longer roots in the face of drought

A long-term experiment reveals tropical forests in Panama are able to adapt to droughts, but scientists warn this short-term "rescue strategy" is unlikely to save them from the impacts of climate change.

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Colorado College Student Spat on Drawing Bible Verses: Activists Alter Messages to 'God Loves Trans People'

A Colorado State University student describes being spat on and nearly assaulted by activists who defaced Christian chalk messages with pro-transgender rhetoric during a campus protest.

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These Are The Things You Might Not Have Known About Washing Your Fruits And Veggies

So you think your fruits and veg are clean when they come from the store? Think again. Often, they're covered in all sorts of bacteria, fungi and even chemicals. Without proper cleaning, you're at risk of ingesting those things. Sometimes, just rinsing fresh produce isn't enough. Here's how to properly…

The Independent UK

Hurricane? Cyclone? Typhoon? Here’s the difference

Typhoon Kalmaegi has killed at least 114 people in the Philippines and left even more people missing as it moved on to slam Vietnam

The Conversation

How a devastating grape pest is reshaping vineyards across Colorado’s Western Slope

Grape phylloxera, or Daktulosphaira vitifoliae, is an aphidlike insect that attacks grapevines with devastating effects. In Colorado, where wine is an estimated US$3.9 billion dollar industry, phylloxera poses a significant threat.

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Many ask where the hurricanes are this season as the Atlantic remains quiet

Not a single named storm has formed in the Atlantic Ocean in nearly three weeks, even though it’s the peak of hurricane season

The Conversation

How a corpse plant makes its terrible smell − it has a strategy, and its female flowers do most of the work

Sometimes, doing research stinks. Quite literally.

LiveScience

Watch Hurricane Erin reach Category 5 strength in a blaze of lightning

NOAA's GOES-19 satellite captured images of Hurricane Erin as it developed in the Atlantic and then rapidly strengthened into a Category 5 storm.

The Conversation

Solar panels’ shade helps boost Colorado grassland productivity in dry years

Grasses growing in the shade of a solar array were only a little less productive than those growing nearby in open grassland during years of average and above-average rainfall – but in a dry year, the shaded plants grew much better than those growing in full sun. That’s the result…

The Conversation

Perfect brownies baked at high altitude are possible thanks to Colorado’s home economics pioneer Inga Allison

Many bakers working at high altitudes have carefully followed a standard recipe only to reach into the oven to find a sunken cake, flat cookies or dry muffins.

The Conversation

Why do skiers sunburn so easily on the slopes? A snow scientist explains

It’s extremely easy to get sunburned while you’re skiing and snowboarding in the mountains, but have you ever wondered why?