As birth rates fall in the U.S. and beyond, a growing 鈥榩ronatalist鈥 movement contends that people should be having more babies to prevent economic and cultural decline. Leslie Root, a social demographer who studies fertility trends, offers her take.
In the 24 hours after a python swallows its massive prey, its heart grows bigger and stronger and its metabolism speeds up fortyfold. Scientists want to know their secret.
A CU Boulder-led team has developed a new way to print ultra-tough, adhesive biomaterials that could be used for cardiac patches, cartilage repair, needle-free sutures and personalized implants.
CU Boulder graduate student Owen Martin grew up in Colorado but had never seen a firefly in the state until three years ago. Now, he and his advisor Orit Peleg are trying to raise awareness of the Rocky Mountain region's glowing and "wonderous" insects.
CU Boulder researchers are working with local first responders to evaluate how AI-enabled drones could assist in search and rescue operations. The project is still in the development phase.
CU Boulder engineering students designed, built and tested drill-powered vehicles as part of a capstone project, which culminated in a day of friendly competition to test their vehicles. Watch the video.
Members of the U.S. National Sled Hockey Team are working with CU researchers on a project that could ultimately improve performance and reduce injury for hockey players with lower-limb amputations or impairments.
The College of Music鈥檚 Thompson Jazz Studies Program will be shaking up this year鈥檚 commencement ceremony with new takes on the timeless 鈥淧omp and Circumstance,鈥 reimagined in the styles of Latin jazz, New Orleans funk and big band swing.
Mountain chickadees have among the best spatial memory in the animal kingdom. New research identifies the genes at play and offers insight into how a shifting climate may impact the evolution of their memory skills.
This summer in 15 states across the Southeast and Midwest, two cicada broods will emerge simultaneously for the first time since 1803. CU Boulder鈥檚 Sammy Ramsey offers insight on these singing, red-eyed bugs and how they benefit the planet.