The second round of Photosynthesis is completed, with a new and beautiful set of images posted for viewing on our Photosynthesis website. Photosynthesis is the multimedia branch of the Boulder Stand, and a fantastic venue to share the world through your lens. The theme of our next contest is leaves, an ever-interesting, dramatically transforming subject …
Check out Photosynthesis for this week’s photo contest winners! We look forward to more submissions for the next round of Photosynthesis, with a theme that’s perfect for those just settling into Colorado as a new home, and those who never tire of the scenery: Colorado through my eyes. Please submit your images to multimedia@theboulderstand.org by Sunday October 7th …
In the natural world, photosynthesis is the process by which plants use light and chlorophyll to transform CO2 and other elements into energy for growth. Now, however, it is also the method by which The Boulder Stand collects and “synthesizes” your photos into one cohesive whole. Drawing out the metaphor further, you’ll of course need some …
From the miles and miles of carefully sculpted rice fields in the province of Guangxi to the most spectacular displays of engineering of Hong Kong, China has demonstrated it’s masterful ways of manipulating the natural landscape for thousands of years. (Photo/Kre Reischel) For the last Photo Round-up of our spring series, we explore …
A thundercloud rolls through the Yampa Valley, near Hayden, Colorado, bringing much-needed rain on June 5, 2010. (Photo/Elaine Cromie) With last month as the driest March on record for Boulder, we take a look at the importance of water in human lives and on the planet. Our photographers and greater community explore water …
This week in pictures, we take a look at transportation. We are an incredibly mobile species, able to cover thousands of miles not only on our own two feet but using a wide variety of engineered mechanisms. Our photographers and community contributors explore but a few ways in which we get around and reasons for doing it.
6 Mar 2013
In the right circumstances probiotic supplements can benefit the human gut, but are they they right choice for you?
8 Feb 2013
Experts agree that 2012 was one of the hottest and driest years on record, and so far this year there has not been enough precipitation, either fallen or forecasted, to indicate that the situation will improve.
5 Feb 2013
The nation's growing problem of how to dispose of nuclear waste from power reactors can’t be solved through science alone, according to the co-authors of a new book on high-level nuclear waste.
6 Nov 2012
Paleoclimatologist Jim White spends as much time in the lab as in the public eye, and he’s here to set the record straight: really, folks, climate change is not as complicated as it seems.
6 Nov 2012
What happens when we stop thinking and trust our guts? Just what one would expect: we are wrong.
24 Oct 2012
In a city known for heavy industry, environmental issues and problems with suburban sprawl, sustainable practices might be the antithesis of their primary goal for ambitious growth.
15 Oct 2012
Experts say that to keep homes out of dangerous fire zones, the high costs of wildfires must shift away from the federal government to local government and homeowners.
24 Sep 2012
The federal government recognizes and protects wild horses as “living symbols of the historic and pioneer spirit of the West.” The reality of managing herds, however, has proved problematic.
12 Sep 2012
Since he started sailing years ago, David Noone had his attention focused on climate. Now, the National Science Foundation is recognizing him as the next big thing in climate science and engineering.
21 Mar 2012
Americans have made it clear on many occasions that they don’t want commercialism in their parks. But just how far do the reaches of corporate influence extend?
