Boulder front range

How weather and climate shape Earth's life-sustaining surface

Dec. 6, 2018

New research shines a light on how rainfall shapes ridgetops, valley floors and the critical zone of Earth's surface.

Carson Bruns holding up tech tattoo

'Chameleon' tattoos change color, may help diagnose illness

Dec. 4, 2018

Carson Bruns is working to put body art to use, designing high-tech inks that may one day signal your temperature or changes in blood chemistry.

An illustration of a head with clocks behind it

Spinal injuries throw body clocks off-schedule, new study shows

Dec. 3, 2018

Tissue damage can throw circadian clocks throughout the body off track, influencing body temperature, hormone rhythms and a host of other bodily functions.

warbler

Biologists discover rare 3-species warbler hybrid

Dec. 3, 2018

The warbler hybrid suggests that bird species in sharp decline are struggling to find suitable mates.

OSIRIS-REx

Taking the measure of an asteroid

Dec. 3, 2018

ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder researchers are playing an important role in a NASA mission to grab a piece of an asteroid and return it to Earth.

glaciers

The quirky movement of glaciers

Nov. 29, 2018

Detailed observations of Greenland’s Jakobshavn Glacier help explain dynamic tidewater glacier speedup and slowdowns.

pale-flecked garden sunskink

Forest fragmentation disrupts parasite infection in Australian lizards

Nov. 29, 2018

Deforestation and habitat fragmentation can decrease transmission of a parasitic nematode in a particular species of Australian lizard, new research shows.

Chuck Plunkett

National Press Club honors ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder's Chuck Plunkett for 'clarion call to save local journalism'

Nov. 29, 2018

After publishing a special section decrying massive layoffs at The Denver Post and criticizing its owners, former editorial page editor turned ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ News Corps Director Chuck Plunkett will be honored for igniting a national dialogue.

Lancet

Health and climate report warns of future risks

Nov. 29, 2018

Research from 27 global institutions including ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder shows that extreme heat damages health and livelihood and threatens to overwhelm hospitals.

Anisah Spah teaching to elementary students

New grant expands partnership efforts to recruit, retain teachers in Northeast ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥

Nov. 28, 2018

A collaboration between the School of Education and Northeast ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Board of Cooperative Educational Services has received a grant to help create a more sustainable teacher force in Northeast ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥.

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