Sara Sawyer

Virus hunter: Preventing the next pandemic

July 27, 2022

Dozens of viruses, including the one that causes COVID-19, have jumped from animals to humans, often with deadly consequences. Sara Sawyer wants to know which one is next.

Students at Mountain Research Station in June

From oceans to the atmosphere: Community college students dive into research at ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder

July 27, 2022

A ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥-based summer research program has community college students hard at work on research projects in offices, labs and field sites in and around Boulder.

laser beam

Russians reportedly building satellite-blinding laser; ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ expert explains the technology

July 26, 2022

Build a powerful enough laser, and you can shine it into space. Aim it well, and you can blind satellites. Aerospace engineering professor Iain Boyd discusses on The Conversation.

A filament of ultra-hot, ionized gas, or "plasma," leaps off the surface of the sun.

These scientists watch the sun to better understand Earth

July 26, 2022

For decades, a community of "data stewards" has toiled behind the scenes to build records showing that humans, and not the sun, are responsible for driving the planet's climate into dangerous territory.

aftermath of Marshall Fire in Boulder area

Collaborators preserve voices from the fire

July 25, 2022

A ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder anthropology professor and students have collaborated with a local museum to preserve narratives from the devastating Marshall Fire.

A participant in the marshmallow test at ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder

A new take on the ‘marshmallow test’: When it comes to resisting temptation, a child's cultural upbringing matters

July 21, 2022

Fifty years after the famous ‘marshmallow test’ found that children who resist temptation do better on measures of life success, a study of preschoolers in Boulder and Japan reveals that what kids are willing to wait for depends on their cultural upbringing.

people playing with Tinycade cardboard controllers

How to turn throwaway cardboard into a DIY arcade game

July 20, 2022

With a project called Tinycade, graduate student Peter Gyory has set out to recreate that arcade parlor experience from childhood—entirely out of junk.

An adult prairie rattlesnake, one of the focal species in the study, raised up in defensive posture near a den site in ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥.

To keep up with evolving prey, rattlesnakes tap genetically diverse venom toolbox

July 18, 2022

A new study of rattlesnakes in the western U.S. sheds light on how the reptiles evolve over time to keep up with prey resistance to their venom.

Hands holding peanuts

Amid climate change and conflict, more resilient food systems a must, report shows

July 15, 2022

A new ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder-led study ranks the top 32 threats to food security over the next two decades, pointing to climate change and conflict as top culprits and calling for more coordination in building resilient food systems around the globe.

Fortune Park

Students reveal the history behind Boulder’s park names

July 13, 2022

ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder’s Department of History partnered with Boulder Parks and Recreation Department to assess the names of their 82 parks and learn what stories the park names were celebrating, what stories might be missing and how the park names reflect the Boulder community’s values today.

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