Mars aurora

Stolen electrons key to unusual Mars aurora

July 23, 2018

Researchers at CU Boulder have discovered a new type of Martian aurora caused by protons plunging into the Red Planet's atmosphere.

Photo of Colorado capitol building.

New Colorado business filings continue strong upward trajectory

July 20, 2018

More Colorado businesses put in paperwork to get off the ground in the second quarter, continuing a years-long upswing of new entity filings, according to a CU Boulder report released by Secretary of State Wayne W. Williams.

alpine mountains

Diversity begets diversity in alpine environments

July 19, 2018

As plant communities become more diverse and complex in the high alpine, so, too, do soil microorganisms, according to new research at CU Boulder.

Minerals

Billion-year-old lake deposit yields clues to Earth's ancient life

July 18, 2018

Researchers say that scant supplies of oxygen may have existed in Earth's ancient atmosphere.

Police tape

Murder rates highest in countries that lack due process

July 16, 2018

Governments that do the best job protecting the rights of the accused have the lowest murder rates, while those that neglect due process have the highest rates.

Robert Peterson

Microscopic trampoline may help create networks of quantum computers

July 16, 2018

A microscopic trampoline could help engineers to overcome a major hurdle for quantum computers, researchers report.

Sarah Kurnick meets with locals

Beyond Boulder: CU professor and students study ancient Maya ruins

July 16, 2018

Sarah Kurnick and students are working on a community archaeology project at Punta Laguna, a site of significant cultural importance to the contemporary Maya people who live there.

Arctic plane

A bird's-eye view of the Arctic

July 7, 2018

A CIRES and NOAA team has developed unmanned aircraft systems to collect weather data in the Arctic.

Stock graph on computer

Business confidence drops in Colorado, though remains positive

July 2, 2018

The Leeds School index remains in positive territory, but optimism slipped for the national economy, industry sales, industry profits, industry hiring and capital expenditures.

political agreement climate

Dems, GOP agree more than they think on climate change

July 2, 2018

A majority of Republicans, independents and Democrats said they believed in human-caused climate change and the utility of reducing greenhouse gases.

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