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Ice crystals on thistle shot early one morning at Saw Hill Ponds. (Photo by Carlye Calvin.)
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The
news that so many were waiting for arrived
in January, when NCAR announced that its supercomputers
will have a brand new home in Cheyenne in 2010. More >
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Climate
Change and Islands:
Are Scientists Serving Society?
One of the biggest
dangers of global warming is sea level rise. As
glaciers and ice sheets melt, they add to the amount
of water in the ocean. More >
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Snow
closures: A look behind the scenes
Staffers got a special holiday treat in December
that wasn’t candy, neckties, or potpourri baskets.
Rather, it was the gift of time, in the form of two
and a half snow days. More > |
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Random
Profile: Justin Watt
Justin has been working for Event Services
in the Mesa Lab cafeteria since April 2006. More > |
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Images
by NCAR scientists on display
Solar plumes, nematode worms, kidney
stones, nano-crystals, pulmonary arteries, chicken
organs: images that scientists produce of the things
they study may be visually striking and demonstrate
creativity, but they are not a form of art.
Or are they? More > |
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Delphi Question
Cafeterias trans-fat–free? More > |
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UCAR photographer Carlye Calvin shot
this photo of Punxsutawney Phil’s
distant cousins—prairie dogs—casting
shadows near Foothills Lab. This year
the City of Boulder declared February
2, traditionally known as Groundhog Day,
as “Prairie Dog Day,” pledging
to honor the importance of this furry, burrowing
rodent to the Western prairie ecosystem.
The groundhog’s closest relative
in Colorado is actually the
yellow-bellied marmot, but
the marmot is in hibernation
in February.
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