A new analysis sheds light on major shortfalls of a recently proposed approach to capture CO2 from air and directly convert it to fuel using electricity. The authors also provide a new, more sustainable, alternative.
The American Ornithological Society reclassified two previously distinct species of finch as one, based on genetic research by CU Boulder scientists. The move knocks one name off birders’ “life list” and raises questions about what a species really is.
For years, CU Boulder engineers have helped to fly drones into the tumult of supercell thunderstorms across the United States' Tornado Alley. Now, their work will make an appearance in the summer blockbuster "Twisters."
Tens of millions of years ago, ancient viruses infected our primate ancestors, leaving flecks of DNA that made their way into the human genome. A new study suggests these “endogenous retroviruses” may not be as harmless as once believed.
Assistant Professor Ross Taylor discusses an Associated Press photo, taken by Evan Vucci, in the moments after Donald Trump was shot—and what about its composition makes the image stand out.
With the baseball season well underway, CU Boulder history professor Martin Babicz offers thoughts on why some fans remain loyal to baseball’s perennial losers.
In a newly published story collection, The Rupture Files, Assistant Professor Nathan Alexander Moore explores identity and community in dystopian worlds.
CU Boulder graduate student Owen Martin grew up in Colorado but had never seen a firefly in the state until three years ago. Now, he and his advisor Orit Peleg are trying to raise awareness of the Rocky Mountain region's glowing and "wonderous" insects.
The Center for Asian Studies’ South, Southeast and West Asia Outreach Program recently hosted a summer workshop for teachers, focused on sports and colonialism, just in time for the Paris Olympics.
In a new rom-com, Scarlett Johansson plays a PR maven hired to film a fake version of the moon landing. Media scholar Rick Stevens gives his take on why conspiracy theories around the moon landing have such staying power.
