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Agriculture replaces fossil fuels as largest human source of sulfur in the environment

Aug. 10, 2020

New research identifies fertilizer and pesticide applications to croplands as the largest source of sulfur in the environment—up to 10 times higher than the peak sulfur load seen in the second half of the 20th century, during the days of acid rain

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Patty Limerick named to state Geographic Naming Advisory Board

Aug. 10, 2020

Patty Limerick, faculty director and chair of the board of CU Boulder’s Center of the American West, will play a central role in Colorado’s historic effort to reassess names of state landmarks.

Moon glowing

Researchers take the ultimate Earth selfie

Aug. 10, 2020

Consider it Earth’s ultimate mirror selfie.

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Waning attention to climate change amid pandemic could have lasting effects

Aug. 10, 2020

Attention to climate change has rapidly declined in recent months. That's concerning, say study authors who found that simply directing one's attention to an environmental risk—even briefly and involuntarily—makes people more concerned and willing to take action.

Maven night glow

A new look at Mars’ eerie, ultraviolet nighttime glow

Aug. 10, 2020

Vast areas of the Martian night sky pulse in ultraviolet light, according to images from NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft

Arctic Ocean

Increasing Arctic freshwater is driven by climate change

Aug. 10, 2020

New, first-of-its-kind research from CU Boulder shows that climate change is driving increasing amounts of freshwater in the Arctic Ocean.

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Free anti-racism course opens door to 'some very difficult questions'

Aug. 7, 2020

CU Boulder Today recently spoke with Shawn O’Neal to learn more about Anti-Racism I, the first of three new Coursera courses he developed with Jennifer Ho

Mission to red planet

Emirates Mars Mission to begin journey to the red planet

July 28, 2020

This month, researchers from Boulder and beyond will watch live as a slice of space exploration history launches from a pad on the Japanese island of Tanegashima.

Spit test

New COVID-19 test returns results in 45 minutes, without nasal swab

July 28, 2020

CU Boulder researchers have developed a rapid, portable, saliva-based COVID-19 test able to return results in 45 minutes.

Waveguide

Scientists open new window into the nanoworld

July 28, 2020

CU Boulder researchers have used ultra-fast extreme ultraviolet lasers to measure the properties of materials more than 100 times thinner than a human red blood cell.

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