wildfire on the hillside

Western wildfires destroyed 246% more homes and buildings over the past decade

Feb. 1, 2023

Scientists explain why wildfires are happening, why we can't put out every fire and how to move forward in an ever-changing climate.

Athletes charging forward

Scholar probes inequity in world of sports

Jan. 31, 2023

CU on the Weekend lecture this Saturday to discuss how scholars address a past and present of inequities and understand intersectional identities in sports.

Prehistoric animals including a reptile and large bird.

How we cracked the mystery of Australia’s prehistoric giantÌýeggs

Jan. 26, 2023

Ancient eggshells remained unidentified until AI directed researchers toward an answer.

iPhone moon phases photo composite

Taking solar eclipse photos is a snap with gizmo astronomer developed

Jan. 25, 2023

Doug Duncan, former director of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê’s Fiske Planetarium, developed the Solar Snap with today’s smartphone cameras in mind.

A red female squirrel

Squirrels roll the dice on their offspring

Jan. 25, 2023

A collaborative study with a Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê professor investigates how the risks and rewards of red squirrel reproduction is a microcosm of evolutionary patterns.

The Bill of Rights

Opening doors for a more robust exchange of ideas

Jan. 24, 2023

Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê tapped for new network to promote positive culture change through viewpoint diversity, open inquiry, and constructive disagreement.

Mike Gil scuba diving through kelp bed.

Marine biologist probes importance of diversity

Jan. 20, 2023

Let’s CU Well presentation on Jan. 30 by Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê professor to highlight diversity’s importance in many settings.

Researcher holding finch

Rosy-finches are Colorado’s high-alpine specialists, and researchers want to know why

Jan. 19, 2023

Birds that can live at 14,000 feet and also breed at sea level might have evolved more quickly than previously thought.

Wood Nymph on a leaf.

Common wood nymphs have sensory surprises

Jan. 17, 2023

The common wood nymph tastes with its feet and hears with its wings.

congress solar

Why does climate policy lag science?

Jan. 12, 2023

Despite the Inflation Reduction Act, U.S. progress on climate change remains stuck in a climate conundrum, experts say, hampered by politics, complexity and the scope of the problem.

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