Invaders Everywhere

Blue Fungus, Red Forests

In this Science Bite, Museum scientist Frank Krell explains how the combination of pine bark beetles, fungus, and people have turned many of the green forests in Colorado into a blanket of rust red.

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Earthly Adventures

Grades 2 & 3
Journey from the artic to the desert; examine how humans affect the planet’s waste, energy, water, and animals.

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May 2, 2012
Animals and plants are distributed around the world naturally. Their individual adaptations make certain habitats ideal and others not. Throughout history, humans have moved plants and animals to new areas--sometimes sucessfully and at other times producing disastrous results. In this Science Bite, Museum scientist John Demboski talks about introduced species and how they have become a part of our daily lives.