NASA sea ice

Arctic sea ice reaches maximum extent for 2019

March 20, 2019

Arctic sea ice likely reached its maximum extent for the year at 5.71 million square miles, effectively tied for seventh lowest in the 40-year satellite record.

Red brain overlaid on skeleton

Beyond opioids: How we’re rethinking pain

Scientists are making progress against chronic pain. This week, we discuss painkillers for dogs and whether we can think ourselves out of chronic pain.

microorganisms under the microscope

Fountain of youth for heart health may lie in the gut

March 19, 2019

Age-related changes in our gut bacteria play a key role in making arteries stiff, degrading blood vessels and boosting risk of heart attack and stroke as we get older, according to a new, first-of-its kind study.

Asteroid Bennu

OSIRIS-REx spies on the weird, wild gravity of an asteroid

March 19, 2019

A new study explores the “Alice in Wonderland”-like physics that govern gravity near the surface of the asteroid Bennu.

Brain overlaid on computer data

Artificial intelligence: Teaching computers to be good people

March 12, 2019

Google’s Abigail Posner chimes in on the future of artificial intelligence. What are some of the limits? When do the ethics cross the line?

pteropod

Marine organisms face fatal horizon in Southern Ocean

March 11, 2019

Marine microorganisms in the Southern Ocean may find themselves in a deadly vise grip by century’s end as ocean acidification creates a shallower horizon for life.

sea ice

Arctic change has widespread impacts

March 7, 2019

As the Arctic warms faster than the rest of the globe, permafrost, land ice and sea ice are disappearing at unprecedented rates.

Baby sleeping

The value of sleep

March 5, 2019

This week we’re talking about sleep. So what does a good night's sleep look like? What does it feel like?

Color change

Underwater creatures inspire shape-shifting, color-changing materials

March 5, 2019

New research from CU Boulder focuses on how light can manipulate the shape of man-made materials by emulating these amazing cephalopods.

Child plays a game that teaches impulse control with graduate student Jade Yonehiro

Impulse control is just a click away

March 4, 2019

CU Boulder psychology and neuroscience faculty and students have created a new research program at the Children's Museum of Denver to help children learn how to control their impulses.

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