New CU Boulder research finds that the presence of clouds—or lack thereof—caused by the smoke of wildfires thousands of miles away can either help protect or endanger Arctic sea ice.
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Barn swallows may indeed have evolved alongside barns, humans
As humans evolved and expanded, so too did barn swallows, new research from CU Boulder suggests.
Diversity begets diversity in the alpine
As plant communities become more diverse and complex in the high alpine, so to do soil microorganisms, according to a new CU Boulder study.
To confront wildfire risk, experts get social
The WiRē team—a group of wildfire practitioners and researchers, including some from the University of Colorado Boulder—is working across Colorado to better understand the human role in local wildfire mitigation.
Smoke from distant fires darken the public health picture
Questions remain about the respiratory risk posed to a fifth of the United States population by increasing wildfires—but a CU Boulder researcher is trying to clear the air.
Cannabinoids are easier on the brain than booze, study finds
But much remains unknown or unproved, such as whether marijuana has beneficial effects, CU Boulder professor observes.
Scholars reveal the changing nature of U.S. cities
New research unravels the mystery of how our cities evolved into their present form
New grant to study life-and-death trait of chickadees
CU Boulder and University of Nevada Reno professors win $2.7 million grant from the NSF to study spatial cognition in chickadees
Cay Leytham-Powell 