Lara Vimercati examines a nieves penitentes structure on Volc谩n Llullaillaco in Chile

Even in jagged volcanic ice spires, life finds a way

July 8, 2019

High in the Andes Mountains, dagger-shaped ice spires house thriving microbial communities and an oasis for life in one of Earth鈥檚 harshest environments.

Smead Scholar Alex Hirst, a graduate researcher, helps get a drone ready for launch.

The air up there: CU team deploys drones in tornado study

July 3, 2019

CU Boulder students, faculty and staff are taking part in TORUS鈥攖he largest and most ambitious drone-based investigation of severe thunderstorms ever.

Torin Clark riding an artificial gravity simulator.

Artificial gravity鈥攚ithout the motion sickness

July 2, 2019

Artificial gravity has long been the stuff of science fiction. Picture the wheel-shaped ships from films like 2001: A Space Odyssey and The Martian, imaginary craft that generate their own gravity by spinning around in space. Now, a team from CU Boulder is working to make those out-there technologies a reality.

Kent Hutchison records a course in Boulder's Chautauqua Park

Bringing commonsense cannabis education to the masses

July 1, 2019

Cannabis researcher and professor Kent Hutchison has teamed up with the global online learning platform Coursera to launch a first-of-its-kind educational specialization 鈥淢edical Cannabis: Health Effects of THC and CBD.鈥�

A simulation of the level of detail that L-CIRiS's infrared camera will reveal of听the moon's surface.

An infrared close up of the moon

July 1, 2019

NASA announced that it will send a new infrared camera to the moon to collect unprecedented temperature data on the boulders and shadows at the surface.

Photo of Colorado Law's Wolf Law building

Netflix docuseries 'When They See Us' shines international spotlight on Colorado Law鈥檚 Korey Wise Innocence Project

July 1, 2019

The Korey Wise Innocence Project at Colorado Law has seen a dramatic uptick in international attention since the May 31 release of Ava DuVernay鈥檚 Netflix docuseries "When They See Us," based on the wrongful convictions of five teenagers who became known as the "Central Park Five."

Shot of Denver skyline

Colorado business leaders鈥� optimism falls looking to third quarter

July 1, 2019

Colorado business leaders are feeling less confident about the economy, and they are pointing to national politics and trade concerns, according to the newest Leeds Business Confidence Index (LBCI).

computer generated graphic of string theory

Physicist finds loose thread of string theory puzzle

July 1, 2019

New research from a CU Boulder physicist might break open the mathematical puzzle that has stalled string theory research for decades.

Stand up comedian on stage in front of an audience

How funny works: The serious science of humor

Why did the chicken cross the road? Humor experts aren鈥檛 sure, but they鈥檒l break down why some jokes are laugh-worthy and others earn groans in this episode of the Brainwaves podcast.

An illustration of Neanderthals gathered around a fire

Neanderthals used resin 'glue' to craft their stone tools

June 26, 2019

New discoveries from two caves in Italy suggest that Neanderthals were a lot smarter than some give them credit for

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