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Skiers on the slopes at Palisades Tahoe ski resort

Tahoe avalanche: What causes seemingly safe snow slopes to collapse?

Jan. 11, 2024

A deadly avalanche at the Palisades Tahoe ski resort, home of the 1960 Winter Olympics, shows the risk as snow layers melt and new snow falls. Read from Associate Professor Nathalie Vriend, a physicist and avid skier, on The Conversation.

A wild gray wolf at Yellowstone National Park

Gray wolves in Colorado: How the reintroduction will affect prey, plants

Jan. 11, 2024

After an 80-year absence, gray wolves have returned to Colorado. Read from Professor Joanna Lambert on The Conversation, as she discusses the apex predator鈥檚 decline and the value of reintroducing them to ecosystems in the West.

AI is here鈥攁nd everywhere

Jan. 8, 2024

Three artificial intelligence researchers鈥攊ncluding Associate Professor Casey Fiesler of the College of Media, Communication and Information鈥攍ook to the challenges ahead in 2024 on The Conversation.

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Pundits: Central to democracy, or partisan spewers of opinion who destroy trust?

Jan. 4, 2024

A pundit is someone who offers commentary in the media on a particular subject area. Read more from Professor Mike McDevitt, discussing roles and trends related to pundits, on The Conversation.

Giovanna Stevens, who grew up harvesting salmon at her family鈥檚 fish camp on Alaska鈥檚 Yukon River

Arctic Report Card 2023: Warmest summer on record had cascading impacts

Dec. 14, 2023

The year 2023 shattered the record for the warmest summer in the Arctic, and people and ecosystems across the region felt the impact. Hear from scientists around the world, including CIRES experts Matthew Druckenmiller and Twila Moon, on The Conversation.

5 essential reads on modern lunar missions

Dec. 14, 2023

Scientists and space agencies are shooting for the moon. Chandrayaan-3鈥檚 successful landing made 2023 a big year for lunar exploration, and future years will come with even more discoveries. Look back on The Conversation archives, featuring CU expert Paul Hayne.

a large menorah in front of a Christmas tree at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany

Hanukkah celebrations have changed dramatically鈥攂ut the same is true of Christmas

Dec. 5, 2023

Assimilation no doubt played a role in making Hanukkah the commercialized holiday it is today. But other factors shaped the modern festival, too, says CU expert Samira Mehta. Read more on The Conversation.

Scientists suspect there鈥檚 ice hiding on the moon

Nov. 15, 2023

Some dark craters on the moon are never exposed to light鈥攊ce could be hiding in these permanently shadowed regions, and a host of missions from the U.S. and beyond are searching for it. Read from CU expert Paul Hayne on The Conversation.

Close-up of the head of a yellowspot rabbitfish with orange spots and purple skin

How animals get their skin patterns is a matter of physics

Nov. 8, 2023

Understanding how animals鈥� intricate spots and stripes form can help scientists mimic those processes in the lab, potentially improving medical diagnostics and synthetic materials in the future. Read from CU expert Ankur Gupta on The Conversation.

1923 Renaissance basketball team, New York City

A century ago, a Black-owned team ruled basketball

Nov. 2, 2023

In 1923, one of the top professional basketball franchises began play in Harlem, challenging the dominance of white sports. Today there are no Black majority owners in any of the four major North American sports leagues. Read from CU expert Jared Bahir Browsh on The Conversation.

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