Science & Technology

An artifact discovered in 1965 may have been a long-rumored fourth Maya codex. It may also have been a forgery. Archaeologist Gerardo Gutiérrez and his colleagues were on the case.

Researchers at CU Boulder have found that it’s the mother cell that determines if its daughter cells will divide. The finding, explained in a new study out today in Science, sheds new light on the cell cycle using modern imaging technologies, and could have implications for cancer drug therapy treatments. 

As coronavirus cases mount in Colorado, 3D printers are roaring back to life on campus to make much-needed equipment for hospitals.

A CU Boulder researcher has received a $1.75 million NSF grant to study chickadee hybrids.

Introverts take heart: When cells, like some people, get too squished, they can go into defense mode, even shutting down photosynthesis.

Researchers at CU Boulder found that when electricity is applied to "torons," they celebrate like they’re at Carnival.

For more than 40 years, the Triceratops skull in the CU Museum of Natural History has wowed visitors of all ages. Now, that fossil is ready for its close-up.

Researchers from CU Boulder have created a low-cost solar cell with one of the highest power-conversion efficiencies to date, by layering cells and using a unique combination of elements. 

Kevin Costner, eat your heart out. New research shows that the early Earth, home to some of our planet’s first lifeforms, may have been a real-life "waterworld."

A new study taps into mathematics to probe how people make fraught choices, such as whom to vote for on election day.