Woman sits in an airport while wearing a mask.

Experts weigh in on airborne transmission of COVID-19

July 9, 2020

After 239 scientists signed on to a letter arguing that the coronavirus can go airborne, the World Health Organization updated its public health guidelines.

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The collective power of the solar system’s dark, icy bodies

July 7, 2020

Two new studies by researchers at CU Boulder may help to solve one of space’s biggest mysteries: why the solar system’s “detached objects” don’t circle the sun the way they should.

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As the coronavirus spread, 2 social media communities drifted apart

July 2, 2020

Researchers are exploring the tale of two online communities and their response to COVID-19: the r/Coronavirus and r/China_flu discussion boards on the social media site Reddit.

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Ancient societies hold lessons for modern cities

June 19, 2020

Today’s modern cities, from Denver to Dubai, could learn a thing or two from the ancestral Pueblo communities that once stretched across the southwestern United States. For starters, the more people live together, the better the living standards.

Sona Dimidjian of CU Boulder’s Renée Crown Wellness Institute and C. Neill Epperson of the Department of Psychiatry at CU Anschutz.

CU Boulder researchers contributing to CU Anschutz podcasts starting June 30

June 19, 2020

Starting on June 30, five CU Boulder researchers will be featured in the University of Colorado Anschutz-led Mind the Brain podcast series.

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Who shares the most fake news? New study sheds light

June 17, 2020

Extremely conservative Facebook users are responsible for sharing the bulk of fake news, but extreme liberals are responsible for a good chunk of it, too, according to a new study. Those who lack trust in the media, and in society in general, are also more likely to share it.

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One silver lining: Sleep improving under stay-at-home orders

June 11, 2020

Students are sleeping about a half-hour more each night and keeping more regular sleep hours. That's positive news, said study authors, as sleep is key to maintaining overall health, including a robust immune system that can fight off viruses.

The mobile pharmacology lab

Marijuana concentrates sharply spike THC levels but don’t necessarily get users higher

June 10, 2020

Smoking high-potency marijuana concentrates boosts blood levels of THC more than twice as much as smoking conventional weed, but it doesn’t necessarily get you higher, according to a new study. The research also found that memory and balance are impaired immediately after using cannabis, but those impairments subside in an hour.

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After a century of searching, scientists find new liquid phase

June 10, 2020

Researchers have discovered an elusive phase of matter, first proposed more than 100 years ago and sought after ever since.

A visualization of land use in southwestern Ohio and central Indiana over time

Mapping 200 years of American development

June 9, 2020

New CU Boulder research provides an unprecedented opportunity to study the history and evolution of human land-use and development in the United States.

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