Elise Schmelzer

Nearly every corn seed planted in Colorado is covered in insecticide: Lawmakers may restrict the chemical Sadie Harley scientific editor Andrew Zinin lead editor Colorado farmers plant tens of millions of corn seeds every year, nearly every one of them co... See more

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Colorado farmers plant tens of millions of corn seeds every year, nearly every one of them covered in a thin layer of insecticide. The neonicotinoids used in the coatings protect the seed from pests in the soil a... See more

Can beavers help heal burn scars after wildfires? Colorado researchers built their own dams to find out DENVER – High in the mountains west of Fort Collins, teams of scientists and engineers are pretending to be beavers. They may not be swimming or chewin... See more

Trinity Audioplayer ready... High in the mountains west of Fort Collins, teams of scientists and engineers are pretending to be beavers. They may not be swimming or chewing trees, but researchers with the U.S. Forest Service and Colorado State University ... See more

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... High in the mountains west of Fort Collins, teams of scientists and engineers are pretending to be beavers. They may not be swimming or chewing trees, but researchers with the U.S. Forest Service and Colorado Sta... See more