Filters close
Newswise: Lemur CSI: Researchers ID predators threatening Madagascar’s iconic primates
Released: 10-Sep-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Lemur CSI: Researchers ID predators threatening Madagascar’s iconic primates
University of Colorado Boulder

Predators not native to Madagascar, such as feral dogs and cats, may pose a serious threat to lemur species—many of which are already facing extinction on this African island.

Released: 19-Aug-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Low cortisol, hair-trigger stress response in the brain may underlie Long COVID
University of Colorado Boulder

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.

Released: 16-Aug-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Why do plants wiggle? New study provides answers
University of Colorado Boulder

Decades after his voyage on the HMS Beagle, Charles Darwin became fascinated by why plants move as they grow—spinning and twisting into corkscrews. Now, more than 150 years later, a new study may have solved the riddle.

Released: 22-Jul-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Converting captured carbon to fuel: Study assesses what’s practical and what’s not
University of Colorado Boulder

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.

Released: 18-Jul-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Study shows new efficiency standards for heavy trucks could boost energy use
University of Colorado Boulder

A new study suggests that the U.S. government’s push to increase heavy-duty trucks’ energy efficiency could encourage more shipping by truck instead of rail, reducing the policies’ anticipated effectiveness by 20%.

Released: 2-Jul-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Women of color disproportionately targeted by book bans, study finds
University of Colorado Boulder

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.

Newswise: CU Boulder wins $20M to lead National Quantum Nanofab facility
Released: 20-Jun-2024 5:05 PM EDT
CU Boulder wins $20M to lead National Quantum Nanofab facility
University of Colorado Boulder

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—potentially leading to new sensors, ultra-fast computer chips and more.

Newswise: Wear it, then recycle: Designers make dissolvable textiles from gelatin
Released: 17-Jun-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Wear it, then recycle: Designers make dissolvable textiles from gelatin
University of Colorado Boulder

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—maybe even the chitin in crab shells or agar-agar from algae.

Released: 11-Jun-2024 1:05 PM EDT
As Paris preps for Olympics, Coloradans still feel ambivalent about hosting
University of Colorado Boulder

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’s feelings about the Games remain complicated today.

Newswise: In new experiment, scientists record Earth’s radio waves from the moon
Released: 11-Jun-2024 1:05 PM EDT
In new experiment, scientists record Earth’s radio waves from the moon
University of Colorado Boulder

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.

Released: 21-May-2024 8:00 AM EDT
From ‘Yellow Peril’ to COVID-19: New book takes unflinching look at anti-Asian racism
University of Colorado Boulder

Univerisity of Colorado Boulder professor Jennifer Ho, editor of a new collection about global Anti-Asian racism, shares insights on what’s driving it and how communities are fighting back.

Newswise: Social distancing plus vaccines prevented 800,000 COVID deaths - but at great cost
Released: 14-May-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Social distancing plus vaccines prevented 800,000 COVID deaths - but at great cost
University of Colorado Boulder

Changing people’s 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.

Newswise: Why do we move slower the older we get? New study delivers answers
Released: 7-May-2024 5:05 PM EDT
Why do we move slower the older we get? New study delivers answers
University of Colorado Boulder

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.

Newswise: In South Africa, tiny primates could struggle to adapt to climate change
Released: 7-May-2024 5:05 PM EDT
In South Africa, tiny primates could struggle to adapt to climate change
University of Colorado Boulder

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.

Newswise:Video Embedded the-science-of-sled-hockey-team-usa-partners-with-cu-boulder-physiologists
VIDEO
Released: 2-May-2024 1:05 PM EDT
The science of sled hockey: Team USA partners with CU Boulder physiologists
University of Colorado Boulder

Members of the U.S. National Sled Hockey Team are working with CU researchers on a project that could ultimately improve performance and reduce injury for hockey players with lower-limb amputations or impairments.

Newswise: Mountain chickadees have remarkable memories. A new study explains why
Released: 17-Apr-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Mountain chickadees have remarkable memories. A new study explains why
University of Colorado Boulder

Mountain chickadees have among the best spatial memory in the animal kingdom. New research identifies the genes at play and offers insight into how a shifting climate may impact the evolution of this unique skill.

Newswise: Aging adults stay home more, socialize less than pre-pandemic
Released: 10-Apr-2024 7:05 PM EDT
Aging adults stay home more, socialize less than pre-pandemic
University of Colorado Boulder

Four years after the U.S. began to slowly emerge from mandatory COVID-19 lockdowns, a study of 7,000 aging adults suggests that for many, life has never been the same.



close
0.32667