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A new advancement in theoretical physics could, one day, help engineers develop new kinds of computer chips that might store information for long periods of time in very small objects.

With climate change, habitat loss, pesticides and non-native insects hurting the state’s pollinators, a CU Boulder entomologist is calling for action.

CU Boulder researchers discussed the challenges that could compromise the potential of some of the country’s most ambitious climate policies including the Inflation Reduction Act.

Scientists and engineers at the CU Boulder will soon take part in an effort to collect a bit of stardust—the tiny bits of matter that flow through the Milky Way Galaxy and were once the initial building blocks of our solar system.

The brain produces more of the pleasure-inducing hormone dopamine when we’re longing for or hanging out with our partner, according to research by CU Boulder neuroscientists. But when we break up, that unique “chemical imprint” fades away.

Without drastically reducing global emissions, the Antarctic Ocean could become too acidic for hundreds of species living there, many already endangered by rising temperatures and sea ice loss.

As we prepare to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Professor Ashleigh Lawrence Sanders shares insight on King’s fuller legacy, his trajectory as an activist and why people tend to boil him down to a few simplistic words and phrases.

Just back from the United Nations climate summit in Dubai, Environmental Studies Professor Max Boykoff reflects on the historic pledge countries made to cut planet-warming fossil fuels—and where the agreement falls short.

At the start of World War I, a scientist named Eugene Clyde La Rue hiked the American West to estimate how much water flows down the Colorado River. His findings were ignored, but leaders today don't have to make the same mistake, says CU Boulder hydrologist Shemin Ge.

From investigating the chemistry behind fish spots and zebra stripes to developing a new tool that diagnoses illness via breath, CU Boulder researchers made a host of critical discoveries in 2023. Check out these 10 stories about how they made an impact and changed the way we see the world.