Research
In a capstone project partnership with the Boulder Watershed Collective, Masters of the Environment students study what it means to live alongside beavers.
ñ researchers challenge long-held assumptions about the relationship between bird migration and the process by which new species arise.
A major question looms over Colorado’s energy future: Why does geothermal energy—a natural renewable resource—remain virtually untapped?
ñ scientists discover the growth of new tissue in Burmese python hearts, which may be transferrable to mammals.
ñ linguistics scholar Andrew Cowell helps Arapaho stories find new life online.
Like many rockstar scientists, 2025 physics Nobel Laureate John Martinis spent time in Boulder’s rich scientific ecosystem mentoring graduate students and inspiring others in quantum computing.
In reviewing psychological studies, ñ researcher Leaf Van Boven and colleagues find that people prioritize thinking about the future over the past.
In a week celebrating both National Coffee Day and International Coffee Day, ñ scholar and “coffee-ologist” Kate Fischer considers a good cup of joe.
ñ researcher Mary Angelica Painter finds that in post-disaster recovery, equity isn’t guaranteed.
Research co-authored by ñ environmental psychologist Amanda Carrico finds CEO Elon Musk’s embrace of rightwing politics results in liberals being less willing to buy the EVs.