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Boulder scientists make airdrops more accurate
Monday, Sept. 29, 2008
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Apparently it does take a weatherman to know which way the wind blows. New technology developed by Boulder scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has improved the accuracy of military airdrops of supplies and other materials by up to 70 percent. Full story »
Bush picks CU’s chancellor for National Science Board
Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008
President Bush has nominated University of Colorado Chancellor Bud Peterson to serve on the National Science Board. Full story »
Clinton brokers the salvation of cut NCAR program
Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008
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When the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder laid off 34-year veteran researcher Michael Glantz in August — and cut the center he headed — the entire climate-change community took notice. And the story, which was picked up nationally, eventually caught the attention of Sen. Hillary Clinton. Full story »
Spinal cord treatment breakthrough
Friday, Sept. 19, 2008
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Researchers from the University of Colorado Denver have published breakthrough findings in the Journal of Biology that could help heal spinal cord injuries without pain or brain degeneration. Full story »
'Super chicken': It's what's for dinner
Friday, Sept. 19, 2008
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WASHINGTON -- Super Chicken strutted a step closer to the dinner table Thursday. Full story »
NASA gives CU $485 million for mission to Mars
Monday, Sept. 15, 2008
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The University of Colorado announced Monday that it has received the school's largest-ever research grant, $485 million, to lead the next mission to Mars for NASA.
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Boulder gets in on Big Bang
Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2008
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When scientists in Europe flipped the switch Wednesday on a machine that can create the Big Bang in miniature, those who worked on the project in Boulder celebrated the long-awaited tool that could help unlock the last great mysteries of physics. Full story »
Denver ozone rules approved
Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2008
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DENVER -- The Regional Air Quality Council has approved new pollution controls to meet federal ozone standards in the Denver area. Full story »
CU study: Microbes on Earth could mean life on Mars
Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008
University of Colorado researchers discovered life in one of the most extreme environments on Earth: Sprouting up underneath the retreating ice glaciers in the frigid Peruvian Andes are alpine plants and mosses. Full story »
Doctors warn obese kids may need liver transplants
Monday, Sept. 8, 2008
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TRENTON, N.J. -- In a new and disturbing twist on the obesity epidemic, some overweight teenagers have severe liver damage caused by too much body fat, and a handful have needed liver transplants. Full story »
Spacecraft flies by comet
Friday, Sept. 5, 2008
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Many people have viewed the rough surface of the moon through photographs and telescopes, and some have traveled to visit Meteor Crater outside of Winslow, Ariz. But few have had a close look at one of the asteroids that created such impacts. Full story »
CU study: Estimates of rising sea levels due to climate change exaggerated
Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008
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A new University of Colorado study debunks the scientific speculation that global warming will cause seas to rise 20 feet or more by the end of the century. In fact, the study says, global sea rise exceeding 6 feet looks to be a physical impossibility. Full story »
Border patrol battles invaders from Canada
Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008
SEATTLE -- Alishia Beckham uses a hand-mirror and a flashlight to defend the United States from foreign invaders. Full story »
Arctic ice at second-lowest level since 1979
Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008
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WASHINGTON -- More ominous signs Wednesday have scientists saying that a global warming "tipping point" in the Arctic seems to be happening before their eyes: Sea ice in the Arctic Ocean is at its second-lowest level in about 30 years. Full story »
Arctic sea ice drops to 2nd lowest level on record
Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Arctic Ocean sea ice has melted to the second lowest minimum since satellite observations began, according to scientists at the National Snow and Ice Data Center. Sea ice melt on Monday exceeded the low recorded in 2005, which had held second place. Full story »
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