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A plan to expand the local ski resort onto a scenic mountainside has polarized residents here and stoked a longrunning debate: Does adding more terrain really attract more people to the slopes? Many l

Muzaffar earns Kaiser Foundation Scholarship Omair A. Muzaffar, a student at Cheyenne's Central High, won a $2,000 scholarship from the Kaiser Foundation. The foundation awarded 10 $2,000 scholarships

Proof of Noah's flood sought BOSTON, July 17 (UPI) -- Undersea explorer Robert Ballard, the man who found the Titanic, is now looking for evidence of Noah's flood. Ballard heads back to the Black Sea

Current global-warming models forecast a host of effects: Rising sea levels could severely impact coastal areas throughout the world; some predict more extreme weather, including droughts and heat wav

A coalition trying to preserve thousands of acres of private and National Forest Service land got a boost from the Pitkin County commissioners. The commissioners sent a letter to the Great Outdoors Co

Around the campus robins are singing, announcing that spring is right around the corner. But is it really? Species of birds and flowers are arriving earlier each year, David Inouye, an associate biolo

Officials of the Crested Butte Mountain Resort, State Land Board and U.S. Forest Service signed one of the largest land swaps in the history of the state on Thursday. The transaction took nearly a dec

IMPACT continues its investigation into a drug that is spreading through the party scene, which can

... birdwatcher, is one of the masterminds behind the nonprofit effort, called the "Gunnison Legacy Fund." She was director of the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory. While working there, Lohr got t

... overgrazing has had on native grasses, or water quality or wildlife," said Susan Lohr, a member of the Alliance and director of the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, a 60-year-old non-profit i

Bumping down the streets of this high country tourist mecca this summer, a pickup hauled a large cardboard model of a condominium being chased by a herd of stampeding cows. Titled "Cows Not Condos," i

Gov. Tommy Thompson has gone to Houston to be at the Republican National Convention. Lt. Gov. Scott McCallum is scheduled to leave the state for Houston on Saturday. Administration Secretary James Kla

The National Geographic Society says an 11-year-old hummingbird, the oldest known in North America, was captured last month at the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory in Gothic, Colo. The female bird

An 11-year-old hummingbird, the oldest known in North America, was captured last month at the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory in Gothic, Colo., the National Geographic Society reported Saturday.

Little X-18025 has come home.To the surprise and delight of scientists, the grand old lady of hummingbirds showed up in Gothic, Colo., last month after a decade's absence. The tiny speedster, as feist

An 11-year-old hummingbird, the oldest known in North America, was captured last month at the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory in Gothic, Colo., the National Geographic Society reported Saturday.

Rain and snow with acidity almost as strong as undiluted vinegar have been detected in some high Colorado mountain lakes, scientists reported over the weekend. Dr. John Harte, a biologist with the Roc

Rain and snow with acidity almost as strong as raw vinegar have been detected in some high Colorado mountain lakes, scientists report. Dr. John Harte, a biologist with the Rocky Mountain Biological La

Abstract Specialist phytophagous insects have a narrow hostplant range for optimal development and survival. Mismatches between female oviposition preference and larval performance can lead to high fi

Abstract Background Biogeochemical exports from watersheds are modulated by the activity of microorganisms that function over micron scales. Here, we tested the hypothesis that meander-bound regions s