Bushbaby in a tree at night

Female bushbabies more stressed, may be more vulnerable to changing environment

Nov. 10, 2021

Life isn't always easy for small primates in the Soutpansberg Mountains of South Africa––foraging for food, contending with cold temperatures and fighting off rivals. A new study explores how they may weather the environmental changes ahead.

The Andromeda Galaxy as seen by NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE)

Gravitational ‘kick’ may explain the strange shape at the center of Andromeda

Nov. 2, 2021

A new study dives into the explosive physics of what happens when two supermassive black holes collide.

Members of the United States' 11th Congress are sworn in at the Capitol

Women politicians drive spending on education and health care—to a point

Oct. 26, 2021

As women gain more power in national legislatures around the world, they may drive major changes in how their countries spend money. But the relationship is complicated, researchers say.

Poster for Voyagers musical

Through Oct. 31: Musical tells Voyager space story through ’70s and ’80s song

Oct. 18, 2021

A new "musical grand tour" of the solar system will debut at the Fiske Planetarium from Oct. 22 to 31.

Art easel in a classroom with young children

Kindergartners from low-income schools wait more, move less than wealthier school peers

Oct. 13, 2021

In a massive undertaking, a team of educational researchers traveled to 32 kindergarten classrooms to discover how young children spend their time during a typical day at school.

Lightning strikes during storm

Lightning strikes may trigger short-term thinning in the ozone layer

Oct. 11, 2021

New research shows how a bizarre phenomenon that stretches from Earth's surface hundreds of miles into space can alter the chemistry of the atmosphere.

Image of the Chang'e 5 landing site taken from below the lander

First moon rocks in 45 years fill gap in lunar history

Oct. 7, 2021

China's Chang'e 5 mission landed in a region of the moon more than 850 miles from the nearest Apollo landing site. The rocks the mission collected are raising questions about how lava flowed across the lunar surface 2 billion years ago.

Graphic that pinpoints the hundreds of voting districts in the state, then connects them with lines to form borders.

Can math make redistricting more fair?

Sept. 30, 2021

Politicians have long used the process of redistricting to cut their opponents out of power, or even disenfranchise nonwhite voters. Jeanne Clelland says math can help.

¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Hyperloop team members stand in a hole during the competition

Students break new ground in Hyperloop challenge

Sept. 27, 2021

In September, engineering students traveled to the desert outside of Las Vegas to put their design for a boring machine, part mole and part robot, to the test.

Electronics light up on a dog-like robot

¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder team takes home $500,000 in international underground robotics competition

Sept. 24, 2021

During this four-day event, ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder's team MARBLE sent two rolling and two dog-like robots into an underground maze to seek out "artifacts" like lost cell phones, helmets and even gas leaks.

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