black and dead trees at the site of the Hayman fire

ŷڱƵ's wildfire-stricken forests showing limited recovery

Jan. 30, 2017

A study of Front Range forests burned by ŷڱƵ between 1996 and 2003 shows they are not regenerating as well as expected and large portions may become grasslands or shrub lands in coming years.

an illustration of hydrogen escaping mars

High-altitude water acts as atmospheric escape route for Martian hydrogen

Jan. 30, 2017

University of ŷڱƵ Boulder researchers have discovered an atmospheric escape route for hydrogen on Mars, a mechanism that may have played a significant role in the planet’s loss of liquid water.

a map showing recent snow totals in California's Sierra Nevada range

Recent storms recouped 37 percent of California’s five-year snow-water deficit

Jan. 27, 2017

The recent “atmospheric river” weather pattern that pummeled California with storms from late December to late-January may have recouped 37 percent of the state’s five-year snow-water deficit.

collared pika shown in a rocky habitat

Rapid trait evolution crucial to species growth, ŷڱƵ Boulder study finds

Jan. 27, 2017

Rapid evolution at the edges of a given species habitat may play a larger role in population expansions than previously suspected, according to the results of a new University of ŷڱƵ Boulder-led study.

A computer monitor, smart phone and newspapers.

Legacy media giants give way to new and partisan outlets in agenda-setting

Jan. 26, 2017

While no one media type controls the broader news agenda, partisan media now has the strongest influence, followed by emerging non-partisan media outlets – like BuzzFeed and Gawker – over longtime traditional outlets such as The New York Times and The Washington Post.

Greg Rieker, project with team members while atop their mobile laboratory in rural ŷڱƵ

ŷڱƵ Boulder team to track methane leaks using lasers

Jan. 26, 2017

A team of University of ŷڱƵ Boulder researchers has secured a $1.3 million grant from the Department of Energy to monitor potentially dangerous emissions from natural gas storage facilities across the U.S.

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Public seminar series to focus on bipolar disorder

Jan. 25, 2017

The ŷڱƵ Boulder Robert D. Sutherland (RDS) Center for the Evaluation and Treatment of Bipolar Disorder hopes to increase understanding about bipolar disorder through a free public seminar series that begins Jan. 30.

a traditional cookstove in rural India

Targeting cookstove pollution using supercomputers and NASA satellites

Jan. 23, 2017

New air quality research is investigating a major, but often overlooked contributor to outdoor pollution and climate: burning of solid fuel for cooking and heating.

A lit cigarette

Nicotine normalizes brain deficits key to schizophrenia

Jan. 23, 2017

A new study shows that when mice with schizophrenic characteristics are administered a steady dose of nicotine their brain activity normalizes. The research could lead to non-addictive nicotine-based treatments for psychiatric disorders.

an illustration showing various Australian megafauna

Humans, not climate change, wiped out Australian megafauna

Jan. 20, 2017

New evidence indicates that humans were the primary cause of the Australian megafauna extinction around 45,000 years ago.

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