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If you had pets growing up, your body might be better equipped to respond to stress as a result. A new study out of the University of Colorado shows that pets help our immune systems by exposing them to helpful microbes. And those microbes reduce inflammation caused by stress.

If you have a drip tray under your fridge that’s filled with orange goo, a CSU scientist might be interested in hearing about it. A researcher there collects samples from people’s appliances like air conditioners and hot water heaters – and says the organisms could hold solutions to climate change and pollution.

Each year, the Butterfly Pavilion works with citizen butterfly observers to track the state’s butterfly populations. And the data they’ve collected shows that butterflies are declining in Colorado.

Scientists and local volunteers are participating in a BioBlitz in Louisville. It’s an effort to document every kind of species to understand what's out there and what needs protection.

Manipulating the clouds to make it rain or snow might sound like science fiction – but farmers and ski resorts have used these techniques for years. ÂÜÀòÉÙÅ® water reporter Alex Hager discusses whether cloud seeding could help the drought-stricken Colorado River Basin.

Every year around this time, hordes of tiny, winged creatures begin to invade the Front Range. That's right – it's miller moth season! And while many of us find them annoying, they’re also fascinating. We asked an insect expert to unpack some of the mysteries of the miller moth.

An unusual art project is headed for the moon later this year. It’s an 80 page book roughly the size of your thumbnail … filled with contributions from artists and writers around the world. We’ll hear from the Colorado artist who helped create the book — and why he thinks art deserves a home on the moon.

The Colorado Economic Development Commission gave its blessing Thursday to a plan by Louisville officials to establish a CHIPS Zone in the city that would encompass the Colorado Technology Center business park and Redtail Ridge. Louisville is now the fourth city in the Boulder Valley and Northern Colorado with an approved CHIPS Zone designation, joining Longmont, Broomfield and Fort Collins.

University of Colorado hydrologist Toby Minear captures river flow data with the NASA satellite he helped develop. Then he runs rivers to double check its work. Listen to our "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun reporter Tracy Ross and then read The Colorado Sun story at the link below.

Researchers, doctors, their patients and supporters are venturing out of labs, hospitals and offices across the country to stand up to what they call an attack on life-saving science by the Trump administration.