barren patches of ground known as fairy circles

Solving the ecological mystery of Africa's fairy circles

Aug. 22, 2017

A team of CU Boulder scientists is working to unlock a longstanding ecological mystery: barren patches of ground in Africa's grasslands known as fairy circles.

Participants of INSPIRE conference

Building education satellites: CU Boulder leads international team

Aug. 22, 2017

CU Boulder has joined forces with universities and space agencies from around the world in an international effort to design and build small satellites as a way to train future scientists and engineers.

Illustration of asteroid impact from 66 billion years ago

Dinosaur-killing asteroid could have thrust Earth into 2 years of darkness

Aug. 21, 2017

Tremendous amounts of soot following a massive asteroid strike 66 million years ago would have plunged Earth into darkness for nearly two years, according to a news release from NCAR.

football lying on grass field

Racial stereotypes influence perception of NFL quarterbacks

Aug. 21, 2017

Racial stereotypes affect public perception of NFL quarterbacks and, in some cases, may become a self-fulfilling prophecy for black athletes, new CU Boulder research shows.

eclipse

Coming soon: A 'megamovie' of the 2017 eclipse

Aug. 18, 2017

By processing images from many sources and stitching them together, the Eclipse Megamovie Project will create a continuous view of the total solar eclipse as it crosses the United States.

ice core laboratory

A summer job in sub-zero temperatures

Aug. 15, 2017

This summer, undergraduates have been working in deep freeze conditions, cutting up ice cores to analyze ancient climate information.

fluorescent bacteria

Bacteria have feelings, too

Aug. 14, 2017

For humans, our sense of touch is relayed to the brain via small electrical pulses. But new research shows individual bacteria can feel their external environment in a similar way.

Science Discovery students send a high-altitude balloon into the air

Young engineers aim for the stratosphere at Science Discovery camp

Aug. 11, 2017

A recent Science Discovery camp gave budding engineers a chance to launch a high-altitude balloon to the edge of outer space.

Pallavi Bhusal at SMART

Underrepresented students excel through SMART

Aug. 11, 2017

In the sciences, research experience is critical to getting into graduate school. The SMART program helps level the playing field for underserved students who have not had the opportunity to participate in authentic research.

an illustration of a nucleosome

Microbe may explain evolutionary origins of DNA folding

Aug. 10, 2017

A new study uncovers surprising similarities in the ways that multicellular organisms fold their DNA.

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