Civil unrest

A justification for unrest? Look no further than the Bible and the Founding Fathers

June 4, 2020

Martin Luther King did not call for violence, but said “peace is not merely the absence of this tension, but the presence of justice"

Common Stork

Stork's bill seeds plant themselves

June 1, 2020

Common stork's bill or redstem filaree, Erodium circutarium, is flowering now on the plains and in the foothills. Its blooms are small, just 10 to 15 mm across, but such a striking shade of deep lavender that they catch the eye

Person in a facemask

Flattening the mental health curve is the next big coronavirus challenge

May 29, 2020

We know the virus has a deadly impact on the human body. But its impact on our mental health may be deadly too.

Clouds

What would it feel like to touch a cloud?

May 28, 2020

What would it feel like to touch a cloud? – Violet V., age 6, Somerville, Massachusetts You might already know how it feels to touch a cloud without realizing it. Water vapor in your bathroom can fog up the mirror. Water evaporates and rises up into the sky, condensing to...

Lasers

Pairing lasers with microwaves makes mind-bogglingly accurate electronic clocks

May 28, 2020

Armed with this level of performance, a new generation of microwave timekeeping opens the door for many scientific and technological advances Time and frequency standards are a key part of technologies we have come to rely on in our daily lives, from GPS navigation and cellphone networks to the electrical...

Forest Cat

We wanted to know where Madagascar’s mysterious ‘forest’ cats came from. What we found

May 18, 2020

The origin(s) of Madagascar “forest” or “wild” cats has long been a mystery

red wing bird

Conflict and vigilance among red-winged blackbirds

May 13, 2020

The song spread is critically important in defense of a territory and the song is also evaluated by females as a facet of courting From the branch above me, a male red-winged blackbird took a deep breath, hunched up his shoulders, flared the feathers on his epaulets and let out...

Person sitting alone

As if mending socks, I repair my mind

April 27, 2020

Maintaining sanity amidst a pandemic

Emojis with facemarks

Together apart, remote teaching: the bell never rings

April 23, 2020

Meanwhile, I’m looking forward to ‘talking to students and colleagues in the hall, and just walking around in a place where curiosity and learning is putting that good shine in everyone’s eyes

Emojis with facemarks

Together apart: My faculty have responded well, but I will miss graduation

April 22, 2020

Carly Peterson The COVID-19 pandemic is disrupting everyone’s lives—and students at the University of Colorado Boulder are no exception. From moving off campus to adjusting to classes online, the lives of students have turned upside down in a relatively short period of time. We invited students to document their experience...

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