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- Being awake when your body thinks you should be sleeping can make you more susceptible to viruses, make your wounds heal more slowly and promote weight gain. And don't even think about driving the day after an all-nighter.
- Scientists demonstrate how a series of extreme weather events could lead to the Arctic’s first ice-free day within just a few years.
- ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder graduate student Dezell Turner has borrowed inspiration from his favorite sci-fi films to design an augmented reality tool that could one day help aerospace companies plan their routes from Earth to the moon.
- The reelection of Donald Trump could set back global efforts to address climate change, but ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder’s Max Boykoff suggests it may not completely derail clean energy progress.
- Deep in the universe lurk a population of mysterious, red galaxies that, until recently, were all but invisible to scientists. Now, astrophysicists at ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder have drawn on new observations to learn more about these objects.
- Consumers should proceed with caution when it comes to online ratings and reviews, according to researcher Nicholas Reinholtz.
- As humans spend longer and longer in space, the mental health of astronauts will become increasingly important, says aerospace engineer Katya Arquilla. Her research could help people in orbit and on the ground.
- Millions of Android phones across the globe have helped to capture the swirls and bubbles in Earth's atmosphere high above the surface in incredible detail.
- A new ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder study paints a grim picture of how blistering heat, wildfire smoke and other extreme weather events impact Colorado’s jail and prison population.
- Utilities face a 10-year deadline to replace lead water pipes under a new Environmental Protection Agency rule. Assistant Professor Julie Korak discusses why it’s necessary and how it will be carried out.