A walking stick insect camouflages with a chamise shrub in southern California. The ability of the the insect, Timema cristinae, to be well camouflaged affects...
Have you ever laughed at an epic FAIL? Or that klutzy moment when someone awkwardly falls down? Why was it so funny? Peter McGraw has traveled around the world...
A lightning bolt strikes Boulder, as seen from the National Center for Atmospheric Research mesa west of town. Photo courtesy of John Jorgensen. Electrical...
Leeds Business Confidence Index (click to view report) The confidence of Colorado business leaders has slightly declined going into the fourth quarter as...
Project PrEPare provides individuals with an FDA-approved drug called Truvada to protect them from becoming infected with HIV. This prevention method is called...
An intriguing study led by the University of Colorado Boulder may provide a powerful new tool for forensic scientists attempting to determine the time of death...
Nanoly Bioscience of Boulder and the University of Colorado recently entered into an option agreement that will enable the startup company to develop a...
A person’s ability to delay gratification — forgoing a smaller reward now for a larger reward in the future — may depend on how trustworthy the person...
Women’s physiology is different from that of their male counterparts in many aspects, but scientific research hasn’t always included both men and women in...
A western bumblebee. Photo by Stephen Ausmus, U.S. Department of Agriculture A white-rumped bumblebee that has been in steep decline across its native range in...
Researchers at the University of Colorado School of Medicine reported Tuesday that the cause of obesity and insulin resistance may be tied to the fructose your...
That investment in CU maintains the university’s place as one of the top research institutions in the country, the total ranking as fourth-highest in CU...
The fact that taller people also tend to be slightly smarter is due in roughly equal parts to two phenomena—the same genes affect both traits and taller people...
Photo courtesy African Renewal/United Nations A University of Colorado Boulder faculty member will travel to Africa later this month to test a mobile...
Recent groundbreaking research by the associate professor of psychology and neuroscience at CU-Boulder provides a brain-activity measurement that predicts how...
CU is engaged in an effort to enhance its research operations and infrastructure, as well as to diversify the entities it partners with, all with the intent of...
An artist’s conception of Earth during the late Archean, 2.8 billion years ago. (Image courtesy of Charlie Meeks) Solving the “faint young sun paradox” --...
From left to right, aerospace engineering sciences Associate Professor Eric Frew and doctoral students Neeti Wagle, Holly Borowski and Jack Elston work with...
Last July, something unprecedented in the 34-year satellite record happened: 98 percent of the Greenland Ice Sheet’s surface melted, compared to roughly 50...
A device commonly used to treat dangerous heart rhythms may cause more issues for patients than a simpler version of the same device. The implantable...
As an assistant professor in the Center for Science and Technology Policy in CIRES, his research interests include the cultural politics of climate change and...
He might be known as the “baseball history guy,” but this professor at the Department of History at the University of Colorado Boulder is well-versed in more...
Forced to exercise when you don't want to? You're still benefiting. (File photo: Glenn Asakawa/University of Colorado) Being forced to exercise may still help...
Casey Allen, Ph.D., receives the Faculty Mentor of the Year Award at the RaCAS event. Presenting the award is Mary Coussons-Read, provost of the University of...
