Extent of corruption in countries around the world tied to earthquake fatalities

Jan. 12, 2011

A new assessment of global earthquake fatalities over the past three decades indicates that 83 percent of all deaths caused by the collapse of buildings during earthquakes occurred in countries considered to be unusually corrupt.

Two ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥-Boulder Faculty Members Elected 2010 AAAS Fellows

Jan. 11, 2011

Two University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ at Boulder faculty members have been elected 2010 fellows of the prestigious American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Bloggers' Word Choice Bares Their Personality Traits, Study by ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥-Boulder Researcher Finds

Jan. 10, 2011

Words convey meaning, but our choice of specific words also conveys details about our personalities, new research confirms. For example, extraverts are likely to use the word "mouth" frequently, and "open" personalities are likely to use words like "folk," "poetry" and "universe."

Men With Macho Faces Attractive to Fertile Women, Researchers Find

Jan. 7, 2011

When their romantic partners are not quintessentially masculine, women in their fertile phase are more likely to fantasize about masculine-looking men than are women paired with George Clooney types.

ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Business Leaders Optimistic Going Into First Quarter, Says ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Leeds School Index

Jan. 4, 2011

ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ business leaders' confidence bounced back to pre-recession levels going into the first quarter of 2011, according to the most recent quarterly Leeds Business Confidence Index, or LBCI, released today by the University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder's Leeds School of Business.

Metabolic Cost of Human Sleep Deprivation Quantified by University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Team

Jan. 3, 2011

In the first-ever quantification of energy expended by humans during sleep, a University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ team has found that the metabolic cost of an adult missing one night of sleep is the equivalent of walking slightly less than two miles.

Study Shows Wind Turbines on Farmlands May Benefit Crops

Dec. 16, 2010

Wind turbines in Midwestern farm fields may be doing more than churning out electricity. The giant turbine blades that generate renewable energy might also help corn and soybean crops stay cooler and drier, help them fend off fungal infestations and improve their ability to extract growth-enhancing carbon dioxide from the air and soil.

ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Sources on Earmarks, Health Care Law, Wal-Mart Lawsuit and Other Issues

Dec. 15, 2010

NEWS TIP SHEET ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Sources on Earmarks, Health Care Law, Wal-Mart Lawsuit and Other Issues

Elevated Zinc Concentrations in ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Waterway Likely a Result of Climate Change

Dec. 15, 2010

Rising concentrations of zinc in a waterway on ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥'s Western Slope may be the result of climate change that is affecting the timing of annual snowmelt, says a new study led by the University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ at Boulder.

High-Tech Software and Unmanned Planes Allow Scientists to Keep Tabs on Arctic Seals

Dec. 14, 2010

A novel project using cameras mounted on unmanned aircraft flying over the Arctic is serving double duty by assessing the characteristics of declining sea ice and using the same aerial photos to pinpoint seals that have hauled up on ice floes.

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