Morro Bay power plant

Cleaning up the worst, hyper-polluting power plants could have huge effect

Sept. 1, 2021

A new study from Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder finds that focusing on the ‘big’ picture by reducing the emissions of super-polluting power plants could drastically reshape the climate crisis.

Martin Sanchez map

Researchers aim to see which COVID-19 policies worked

Aug. 26, 2021

Researchers from around the globe are studying the challenges and successes of social distancing policies.

A chickadee bird perched on a branch

New grant to study life-and-death trait of chickadees

Aug. 24, 2021

Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder and University of Nevada Reno professors win $2.7 million grant from the NSF to study spatial cognition in chickadees.

NASA Hurricane map

Meteorological society recognizes two Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder scientists

Aug. 20, 2021

American Meteorological Society names Julie Lundquist as a fellow, recognizes Andrew Winters for editorial service.

cannabis and sleep

Sleep deficits linked to chronic cannabis use

Aug. 18, 2021

Recent research from Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder finds that, rather than help, frequent cannabis use could induce further sleep problems.

Data in Sweden

Transparency can make or break 'big data' regulation

Aug. 12, 2021

Anthropology professor discusses what we can learn from Sweden to protect our personal data

Archaeologist and paleoenvironmental researcher Isaac Hart of the University of Utah surveys a melting ice patch in western Mongolia. Peter Bittner, CC BY-ND

Melting Mongolian ice reveals fragile artifacts that provide clues about how past peopleÌýlived

Aug. 11, 2021

As soaring heat exposes artifacts that provide insights into ancient climate resilience and other important scientific data, the ice loss itself is reducing humanity’s resilience for the years ahead.

A corona mass ejection erupts from our sun on August 31, 2012

Scientists inch closer to cracking mysteries of space weather

Aug. 10, 2021

New research from Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder could help scientists better understand the phenomena behind ‘sunspots’.

Gambling

Researchers pinpoint behaviors underlying gambling addiction

Aug. 5, 2021

Before putting $20 down on the table, audit your mental health, researchers from the Institute of Behavioral Science suggest.

Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder Biochemistry building

PhD student, professor win major inclusivity fellowship

Aug. 2, 2021

Briana Aboulache and Karolin Luger win Howard Hughes Medical Institute Gilliam fellowship, which looks to build a more inclusive scientific environment.

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