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A new study of 2,600 posts and 16,502 comments on the social media platform Reddit shows that while online grief support platforms can be helpful, they can also contain graphic content that could be damaging to those already in a vulnerable state.
Researchers find certain biosignature molecules may not indicate life is present, contrary to popular thought.
A new, wide-ranging exploration of human remains casts doubt on a long-standing theory in archaeology known as the Kurgan hypothesis鈥攚hich, among other claims, suggests that humans first domesticated horses as early as the fourth millennium B.C.
For many people, constant pings, buzzes and flashes on their phones, computers and other devices are just a normal part of working life鈥攚hich, thanks to technology, extends to all hours.
Predators not native to Madagascar, such as feral dogs and cats, may pose a serious threat to lemur species鈥攎any of which are already facing extinction on this African island.
A new animal study shows that exposure to immune-stimulating proteins left behind by COVID-19 leads to lower cortisol, brain inflammation and a heightened reaction to subsequent stressors.
Decades after his voyage on the HMS Beagle, Charles Darwin became fascinated by why plants move as they grow鈥攕pinning and twisting into corkscrews. Now, more than 150 years later, a new study may have solved the riddle.
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.
A new study suggests that the U.S. government鈥檚 push to increase heavy-duty trucks鈥 energy efficiency could encourage more shipping by truck instead of rail, reducing the policies鈥 anticipated effectiveness by 20%.
The first comprehensive analysis of recent book bans in the U.S. reveals that characters and authors of color are more likely to be targeted by book bans than their white counterparts.
A new facility will give researchers from Colorado and across the country a space to think up and design devices that tap into the world of atoms and even smaller things鈥攑otentially leading to new sensors, ultra-fast computer chips and more.
Researchers at the ATLAS Institute at the University of Colorado Boulder hope their DIY machine will help designers around the world experiment with making their own, sustainable fashion and other textiles from a range of natural ingredients鈥攎aybe even the chitin in crab shells or agar-agar from algae.
In the 1970s, Denver became the first and only city to be named an Olympics host, then later back out. A new study shows that Colorado鈥檚 feelings about the Games remain complicated today.
Odysseus, a tenacious lander built by the company Intuitive Machines, almost didn't make it to the moon. But an experiment aboard the spacecraft managed to capture an image of Earth as it might look to observers on a planet far from our own.
Univerisity of Colorado Boulder professor Jennifer Ho, editor of a new collection about global Anti-Asian racism, shares insights on what鈥檚 driving it and how communities are fighting back.
Changing people鈥檚 behavior until a vaccine could be developed prevented roughly 800,000 COVID-19 deaths in the U.S., according to new CU Boulder and UCLA research. But the authors stress that interventions like lockdowns and school closures came at great economic and social cost.
In lab experiments, engineers at CU Boulder asked groups of younger and older adults to complete a deceptively simple task: to reach for a target on a computer screen. The group's findings could one day help doctors diagnose a range of illnesses, from Parkinson's disease to mental health conditions like depression.
Researchers led by CU Boulder primatologist Michelle Sauther walked the paths of the Lajuma Research Centre in South Africa at night, keeping an eye out for the glowing eyes of galago primates, or bushbabies. The team's findings reveal troubling hints about how small animals may adapt to extreme temperatures.