Research
A new study uncovers surprising similarities in the ways that multicellular organisms fold their DNA.
Ancient DNA used to track the exodus of Pueblo people from Colorado's Mesa Verde region in the late 13th century indicates many wound up in the northern Rio Grande area of New Mexico.
Distinguished Professor Emeritus Norman Pace of ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology has won the 2017 Massry Prize for his microbiome research.
As the hullabaloo surrounding the Aug. 21 total eclipse of the sun swells by the day, a ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ faculty member says a petroglyph in New Mexico’s Chaco Canyon may represent a total eclipse that occurred there a thousand years ago.
Wildfires may be changing Colorado forests, thanks to shifting precipitation and temperatures driven in part by climate change, researchers find.
Men and women both report greater marital satisfaction with younger spouses, but that satisfaction fades over time in marriages with significant age gaps.
Professor Michelle Sauther is using high-tech thermal imaging cameras to study the iconic African bushbaby, which will help inform how challenging environments impact primates.
This summer, undergraduate students Max Wasser and Grace Kendziorski are spending time hiking in the mountains—and trapping pikas and counting flowers. They are participating in the Research Experiences for Undergraduates program at ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ.
Our understanding of the universe may soon be changing thanks to the efforts of a thousand scientists from around the world, including two from the University of Colorado Boulder.
A new study by ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ mortality researchers found that drug-related deaths among middle-aged white men have soared 25-fold since 1980. But contrary to recent reports, suicide and alcohol-related mortality has not increased substantially. The paper challenges the idea that economically-influenced "despair deaths" are killing middle-age white men, pointing to prescription painkillers and obesity instead.