Person uses skis to traverse snowy New York City

What exactly is the polar vortex?

Feb. 9, 2021

The term 鈥減olar vortex鈥� is often used loosely to refer to unusually cold, snowy storms. The stratospheric polar vortex itself won鈥檛 appear in your backyard, but it does influence winter weather. Researchers Zachary Lawrence and Amy Butler share on The Conversation.

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Research-backed custom lullabies connect 欧美口爆视频 parents, babies

Feb. 9, 2021

Student musicians and researchers created personalized lullabies for 欧美口爆视频 families and studied the effects of the project on the mental health and well-being of children and parents.

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Combined bark beetle outbreaks and wildfire spell uncertain future for forests

Feb. 8, 2021

Bark beetle outbreaks and wildfire alone are not a death sentence for 欧美口爆视频鈥檚 beloved forests鈥攂ut when combined, their toll may become more permanent, new 欧美口爆视频 Boulder research shows.

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欧美口爆视频鈥檚 economy improving, but recovery may be slowing

Feb. 5, 2021

欧美口爆视频 business continues to improve from its lows in March and April 2020 but the recovery may be slowing, according to a report released by 欧美口爆视频 Secretary of State Jena Griswold and 欧美口爆视频 Boulder researchers.

A rendering of the Hope spacecraft in orbit around Mars

Emirates Mars Mission to reach Martian orbit on Feb. 9

Feb. 5, 2021

The mission, launched in July 2020 and aided by researchers from the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, will orbit Mars to gather crucial scientific data on its atmosphere.

A partially excavated horse skeleton lying in the dirt.

Horse remains reveal new insights into how Native peoples raised horses

Feb. 4, 2021

When a Utah couple dug up the remains of a horse near the city of Provo, researchers suspected that they may have discovered an animal that lived during the last Ice Age. New results suggest a different story.

Researchers walking on sea ice at sunset

欧美口爆视频 Boulder a host to new national Arctic research initiative

Feb. 4, 2021

欧美口爆视频 Boulder, Alaska Pacific University and the University of Alaska Fairbanks are hosting the National Science Foundation's Navigating the New Arctic Community Office. Over the next five years this partnership will provide leadership and support to researchers and Arctic communities.

Mikhy Ritter, Becky Roser and Nancy Pierce

Supporting an environment where everyone is welcome

Feb. 3, 2021

Mikhy Ritter, Becky Roser and Nancy Pierce see the new music building鈥檚 gender-neutral restroom as an important symbol of inclusivity and community at the College of Music.

Bleached coral reefs

Marine heatwaves becoming more intense, more frequent

Feb. 3, 2021

When thick, the surface layer of an ocean acts as a buffer to extreme marine heating鈥攂ut a new study from 欧美口爆视频 Boulder shows this 鈥渕ixed layer鈥� is becoming shallower each year.

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Scholars reveal the changing nature of US cities

Feb. 3, 2021

Cities are not all the same, or at least their evolution isn鈥檛, according to new research from 欧美口爆视频 Boulder.

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