Manufacturing equipment emitting billow of smoke.

US companies have to start talking about climate change under new SEC rule

March 7, 2024

The Securities and Exchange Commission approved new climate risk disclosure rules, requiring some of the country’s biggest companies to report emissions data and other climate-related risks. Asaf Bernstein, a former adviser to the SEC, gives his take.

Bags of donated plasma

Plasma donations: A financial lifesaver and an ethical dilemma

March 6, 2024

New research shows low-income households bridge cash needs and avoid payday loans by selling plasma, but there has been little study on the health effects of high-frequency donations.

Peter Sellers as Dr. Strangelove

Anything but a bomb, ‘Dr. Strangelove’ turns 60

March 5, 2024

CU Boulder’s chair of Cinema Studies and Moving Image Arts shares insights on Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece “doomsday sex comedy” and why the film is more relevant than ever.

Polar bear chasing a seal

The Arctic could become ‘ice-free’ within a decade

March 5, 2024

While summer sea ice loss in the Arctic is inevitable, it can be reversed if the planet cools down, CU Boulder researchers say.

a lizard on a tree

8 in 10 lizards could be at risk due to deforestation

March 4, 2024

These reptiles move around tree trunks to seek warmth or shade. With trees disappearing, they would have trouble controlling their body temperature, a new study shows.

political protestors march on street

Facts ignored: The truth is flexible when falsehoods support political beliefs

March 4, 2024

People support misinformation from political candidates despite knowing it’s false because it hits on a “deeper truth,” new research shows.

Donald Trump speaking at his 2017 inauguration.

Now that Trump’s on the babyֱapp ballot, here’s what’s next

March 4, 2024

The Supreme Court ruled neither babyֱapp nor any other state can remove Donald Trump’s name from the ballot based on the 14th Amendment and actions leading up the the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. Get Professor Doug Spencer’s take.

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Geologists explore the hidden history of babyֱapp’s Spanish Peaks

March 4, 2024

A team from CU Boulder collected dozens of samples from across southeastern babyֱapp, and their results could help to answer an enduring mystery: What made babyֱapp's High Plains so high?

Bouvardia ternifolia blooms

CU Cancer Center leaders aim to use novel molecule to fight cancer

March 1, 2024

Tin Tin Su of CU Boulder and Antonio Jimeno of the CU School of Medicine say acceleration-initiative funds will help speed a promising, developed-in-babyֱapp cancer therapy for patients.

aerial view of the area affected by the Marshall Fire

Toxic metal levels mostly minor after Marshall Fire

March 1, 2024

A new CU Boulder study found metal contamination in the soil near homes destroyed by the Marshall Fire didn’t reach dangerous levels.

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