Daniel Strain
Astronauts on the moon could mine ice for drinking water or to make rocket fuel. A new study pinpoints a few cold, dark craters where water likely accumulated over billions of years.
A new study shows how fireflies speed up or slow down their flashing to sync up with other insects, creating a beautiful and other-wordly light show.
A new kind of laser could pave the way for practical nuclear clocks—devices that measure time with incredible precision by measuring the "ticking" of thorium atoms.
Geologist Shemin Ge shares how a source of clean energy known as geothermal power could pose unexpected risks to Colorado's iconic hot springs.
Humans tend to move faster when they think they're going to get a reward. A new experiment explores the pathways in the brain that may be behind these patterns.
An instrument designed and built in Colorado will measure how much energy leaves Earth on a daily basis—shaping processes that sustain life from wind and weather to ocean currents and more.
After more than a decade of research by primatologists at CU Boulder and their colleagues, a major environmental organization has changed the conservation status of an unusual, and petite, species of primate that lives in southern Africa.
A team of early-career researchers say exploring how life may have evolved on far-away worlds could lead to advancements on Earth—from new sources of clean-burning fuels to technology that can pull greenhouse gases from the air.
Fairies and dragons and love! Oh my! An expert on romance fiction digs into one of the publishing industry's hottest trends.
When disasters like wildfires or flooding strike in Colorado, many residents never receive emergency alerts, and those who do often receive warnings only in English. Researchers at CU Boulder say that multilingual alerts can save lives.