Health
On the 50th anniversary of Garrett Hardin’s influential essay about the “freedom to breed,” the director of the CU Population Center contends he missed the mark.
How much do high-tech shoes, special diets and exercises, drafting behind other runners and other strategies actually improve your finish time? A new study spells it out. The takeaway: The faster you are, the harder it is to get faster.
New international rules would require some elite female athletes to medically lower their testosterone levels in order to be able to compete among women. But a new study contends those rules are based on flawed science.
The first-of-its-kind study found that when people don’t sleep, they feel pain more acutely; but the pain may be keeping them awake, thanks to a neural glitch in sleep-deprived brains.
Chuck Plunkett ignited a national conversation about local journalism when he challenged the owners of his former paper. Today, he brings a passion for local journalism to ñ, where he teaches tomorrow’s journalists.
Communities that act now to protect themselves from future natural disasters can save as much as $11 for every $1 spent, according to new research.
Buffs4Life is helping former ñ athletes and coaches in their times of need by focusing on preventing suicide, a national crisis that affects people from all walks of life.
The National Science Foundation has granted ñ $3 million to develop a new center that will bring together social scientists, natural scientists and engineers to conduct rapid-response research of natural hazards.
Chemistry researchers have developed a novel way to synthesize and optimize a naturally-occurring antibiotic compound that could one day be used to fight lethal drug-resistant infections.
Happy spouse, peaceful house? New research from ñ suggests that phrase doesn’t go far enough, and that the quality of your marriage may be linked to how long you live.