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Galaxies are at rest with respect to the early universe: study

Putting the theory of special relativity into practice, by counting galaxies.

three new species of fossil condylarth

These cat-sized mammals lived a few hundred thousand years after dinosaurs’ extinction

Paleontologists discover 3 new species of primitive ungulates.

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Even slight exposure to light before bedtime may disrupt a preschooler’s sleep

Some children may be even more sensitive than others.

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Decades-old mystery of the strange shape at the center of Andromeda solved

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

Visualization of Mars nightglow

Take a look at Mar’s eerie nightglow

A new look at Mars’ eerie, ultraviolet nighttime glow.

Rendering of the asteroid 16 Psyche.

Can bacteria help people to mine asteroids?

Exploring mining in space with bacteria.

Researchers use fMRI brain imaging technology at CU Boulder. (Credit: Glenn Asakawa/CU Boulder)

EmoNet: A computer system that knows how you feel

Scholars have proposed that feelings are canonical responses to circumstances genealogically connected to survival. Provided that if this is true, then feelings or emotions...

Peaks within the moon's Tycho Crater. (Credit: NASA Goddard/Arizona State University)

An infrared close up of the moon

NASA has selected the first-of-its-kind camera called the Lunar Compact Infrared Imaging System (L-CIRiS) for payload integration and operations, launching from Earth and landing...

Neanderthals used resin glue to craft their stone tools

Neanderthals used resin glue to craft their stone tools

The hafting of stone instruments was a significant development in the technological evolution of Paleolithic people. Joining a handle to a knife or scraper...

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Meteors help Martian clouds form

Enormous cloud-like plumes reaching 260km above the surface of Mars have left scientists baffled. This is way beyond Mars’s typical weather, entering into the...

Sunspots appear on the surface of Earth's sun. (Credit: NASA/SDO)

Simulations suggest that our sun may have dual personality

Researchers at CU Boulder have developed a computer simulation of the sun’s interior and discovered the hints that the Sun may have a dual...

An artist's depiction of a superflare on an alien star. (Credit: NASA, ESA and D. Player)

Rare superflares could one day threaten Earth

Superflares are massive bursts of energy from the surface of a star. They eject Superflares are massive bursts of energy from the surface of...

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Strange phenomenon: Lasers make magnets behave like fluids

Hitting an ultrathin magnet with laser abruptly de-magnetizes it. Such sub-picosecond magnetization manipulation via femtosecond optical pumping. However, this strange phenomenon is not yet...

An artist's rendering of Sedna, which looks reddish in color in telescope images. (Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech)

Collective gravity, not Planet Nine, may explain the orbits of ‘detached objects’

A new study by the scientists at the CU Boulder offered up a new theory for the existence of planetary oddities like Sedna—an icy...

Sarah Black, who recently completed her Ph.D. in Geological Sciences at CU Boulder, collects water samples from Laguna Caliente. Image: Brian Hynek

Microbes living in a toxic volcanic lake could hold clues to life on Mars

According to a recent publication, microbes living inside toxic volcanic lake could guide scientists looking for signs of ancient life on Mars. Microbes living in a...

NGC 6240 as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope. Credit: NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration, and A. Evans (University of Virginia, Charlottesville/NRAO/Stony Brook University)

Black hole and stellar winds form giant butterfly and blocked star formation in galaxy

The new examination by the CU Boulder investigates a cosmic system called NGC 6240. NGC 6240 contains two supermassive black holes at the center and...

A device developed by NIST, seen here, converts laser light into pairs of “entangled” photons that researchers then measure to generate a string of truly random numbers. (Credit: Shalm/NIST)

New quantum method develops really random numbers

CU Boulder scientists in collaboration with National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) a technique for creating numbers ensured to be arbitrary by quantum mechanics....

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Future electric cars could recharge wirelessly while you drive

Most electric vehicles can travel between 100 and 250 miles on a single charge, depending on the make and model. But charging stations are...

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Who might be spying on your tweets in the name of science?

A new study by researchers from CU Boulder and the University of Kentucky suggests that some Twitter users are unaware that researchers freely collect and...

When Lovers Touch, Their Breathing, Heartbeat Syncs, Pain Wanes

When lovers touch, their breathing and heartbeat sync, and pain wanes

A study by the University of Colorado at Boulder suggests that holding your partners' hand in pain or pleasant lover touch could sync their heart and...

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