From record warming to rusting rivers, 2025 Arctic Report Card shows a region transforming faster than expected Overall, the Arctic is warming more than twice as fast as the Earth as a whole. Space · Dec 25, 2025
From record warming to rusting rivers, 2025 Arctic Report Card shows a region transforming faster than expected The Arctic is transforming faster and with more far-reaching consequences than scientists expected just 20 years ago, when the first Arctic Report Card assessed the state of Earth’s far northern environment. The Conversation · Dec 16, 2025
America’s first ‘carbon positive’ hotel comes to Denver – but do its climate claims stack up? The stylish Populus hotel boasts eco-friendly construction and tree planting for every guest. Is this the hospitality of the future – or hot air? The Guardian - US · Sep 26, 2024
VR could help astronauts avoid seasickness during splashdown and recovery Splashdowns are back in style as NASA and other space agencies reach for the moon. And VR might help returning astronauts from feeling queasy in the ocean, after space. Space · Mar 5, 2024
Antarctic sea ice shrinks to lowest annual maximum level on record, data shows Scientists fear global heating may have shifted region into new era of disappearing ice with far-reaching consequences The Guardian - AU · Sep 26, 2023
Best Free Virtual Labs These best virtual lab sites and apps are all free, highly engaging, and informative—and most don’t require registration. Tech&Learning · Jul 13, 2023
Chinese Spy Balloon: Why the 18th-Century Tech Still Flies Nowadays, most spying is done with satellites. But China's spy balloon was recently spotted over the U.S. — here's a possible explanation. Inverse · Feb 11, 2023
Colorado’s record number of new business filings a sign confidence in economy still strong Leaving multiple unfilled jobs openings behind them and ignoring the economic storm clouds ahead of them, Coloradans filed to create a record number of new businesses last quarter, according to a report Monday from the Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold and the University of Colorado Boulder’s Leeds Business Research… The Denver Post · Feb 1, 2023
Western wildfires destroyed 246% more homes and buildings over the past decade – fire scientists explain what's changing It can be tempting to think that the recent wildfire disasters in communities across the West were unlucky, one-off events, but evidence is accumulating that points to a trend. The Conversation · Feb 1, 2023
This insidious urban wildfire health risk happens after the fires stop Homes that survived the Boulder County fire one year ago hid another disaster inside. Inverse · Jan 2, 2023
Green lasers reveal you should close the toilet lid before you flush Engineers at the University of Colorado Boulder have confirmed what the germ-phobic among us have long suspected: The flush of a commercial toilet releases a Vesuvius-like cloud of tiny droplets and aerosol particles that reaches more than 5 feet above the seat. Los Angeles Times · Dec 29, 2022
Homes that survived the Marshall Fire harbored another disaster inside – here’s what we’ve learned about this insidious urban wildfire risk This article is part of a collaboration with Boulder Reporting Lab, The Center for Environmental Journalism at the University of Colorado Boulder, KUNC public radio and The Conversation U.S. to explore the impacts of the devastating Marshall Fire one year after the blaze. The series can be found at the… The Conversation · Dec 26, 2022
CU Boulder conservatives doing damage control after John Eastman’s stint on campus DENVER — Alan Kahan was hired into a position at the University of Colorado Boulder that left him cleaning up the mess of his predecessor. The Denver Post · Oct 16, 2022
One powerful breathing technique could boost a key factor for longevity A study shows that inspiratory muscle strength training can lower blood pressure, decreasing risk of heart disease. Inverse · Oct 3, 2022
Dynamite News · Oct 1, 2022 Another monkey virus may be on verge of infecting humans: Researchers According to new University of Colorado Boulder research published online Sept. 30 in the journal Cell, an unknown family of viruses that is currently prevalent in wild African primates and known to cause lethal Ebola-like symptoms in certain monkeys is "poised for spillover" to people. Read more on Dynamite News
Daily Mirror · Sep 30, 2022 Deadly Ebola-like virus in monkeys 'poised for spillover' to humans, study warns A deadly virus found in monkeys that produces Ebola-like symptoms is "poised for spillover" to humans, a team of scientists from the University of Colorado Boulder have warned
Salon · Aug 23, 2022 Engineers on how to conserve A/C energy Three engineers run the numbers to figure out if you're actually saving energy through this common "trick"
Inverse · Jul 19, 2022 Blackouts are likely this summer — here’s how to prepare Energy-saving experts share their tips on how to best prepare for this summer's inevitable blackouts.
Salon · Jul 1, 2022 GOP plan could increase maternal deaths "Pregnancy shouldn't kill people—in fact, in other rich countries it very rarely does," researcher says
The Denver Post · Jun 30, 2022 Business confidence collapsing in Colorado as recession fears mount Confidence among Colorado business leaders has plunged, with one in five now saying the U.S. economy has already entered a recession and nearly three in five expecting the downturn to arrive sometime next year, according to the latest Leeds Business Confidence Index from the University of Colorado Boulder.
USA Today Sports Media Group · Jun 19, 2022 Lakers draft prospect profile: Jabari Walker Our look at University of Colorado Boulder forward Jabari Walker.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 16, 2022 How World’s Most Precise Clock Could Transform Fundamental Physics US scientists have measured Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity -- which holds that gravity slows time down -- at the smallest scale ever, demonstrating that clocks tick at different rates when separated by fractions of a millimeter. Jun Ye, of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and…
Los Angeles Times · Feb 3, 2022 Colorado neighbors of arrested ex-UCLA lecturer echo students’ anger over lack of warnings BOULDER, Colo. — When Matthew Harris moved into an apartment building across from the University of Colorado Boulder last year, some residents assumed he was a graduate student.
Los Angeles Times · Feb 2, 2022 Colorado neighbors of arrested ex-UCLA lecturer echo students’ anger over lack of warnings BOULDER, Colo. — When Matthew Harris moved into an apartment building across from the University of Colorado Boulder last year, some residents assumed he was a graduate student.
The Conversation · Jan 21, 2022 Alpha then delta and now omicron – 6 questions answered as COVID-19 cases once again surge across the globe Editor’s note: The omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has fueled a rapid surge in cases globally. We asked a team of virologists and immunologists from the University of Colorado Boulder to weigh in on some of the pressing questions that people are asking about the new…