New research suggests drugs called PARP inhibitors, designed to treat breast and ovarian cancers, work differently than previously presumed. It also shines a light on how they do work, opening the door for improved next-generation drugs.
In this Q&A, aerospace engineer Iain Boyd talks about what happens to vehicles when they hit speeds of 4,000 miles per hour or more and how those conditions might affect efforts to land humans on Mars.
New science curriculum materials will spur students to ask and answer their own questions about topics like ocean acidification and antibiotic resistant bacteria.
The U.S. backing of the Paris Agreement has an influence on food security, health and safety, and the future warming of the planet. National Snow and Ice Data Center researcher Walt Meier and fellow scholars share on The Conversation.
NOAAās National Integrated Drought Information System has launched a redesigned drought portal to better serve stakeholders, decision makers, journalists and the public. Several CU Boulder researchers contributed to the project.
As leaders face tough decisions about who to vaccinate against COVID-19, a new study finds that vaccinating adults 60 or older first will save the most lives in the long term.
From the oath-taking on the Bible during the presidential swearing-in ceremony, to the āaweā and ārestraintā of the early Christian world, the meaning of āreligionā has gone through a long journey. Assistant Professor Sam Boyd shares on The Conversation.
Long before the pandemic sent people scrambling into isolation, musicians longed to jam virtually with others across the globe. But online jamming isnāt feasible because of latency, the tiny delay that occurs when data travels from one point to the next.
