Topic: University of Colorado

Difference Maker A professor and writer finds ways for peacebuilding

Conflict negotiator and writer John Paul Lederach has spent decades seeking new paths to peacebuilding.

NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander officially kaput

It's official: NASA has declared its Phoenix Mars Lander, which fell silent in November 2008, officially broken.

Gecksteroids! Asteroids and geckos may share common force

The force that holds asteroids together and the force that allows geckos to cling to surfaces may be one and the same.

The City of Your Final Destination: movie review

In 'The City of Your Final Destination' a biographer pursues his subject to the steamy lands of Uruguay where he discovers an intricate tangle of family relations.

Three years after Virginia Tech shooting, college gun bans prevail

Gun rights activists argued that concealed carry laws may have been a protection during the Virginia Tech shooting. But states have not moved to allow concealed weapons on college campuses, though student groups continue to lobby to lift gun bans.

Supreme Court refuses Muslim's case about possible juror bias

A Muslim defendant sentenced to 28 years says his lawyer should have been allowed to question a juror who, during jury selection, spoke of possible bias against Muslims. The US Supreme Court refused Monday to hear the case.

Is it time to overhaul the IPCC?

Climate scientists debate whether the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change should be tweaked, overhauled, or scrapped.

Did 2008 Wenchuan quake strike because China filled a reservoir?

Water from the Zipingpu Reservoir in China stressed two nearby faults in ways that hastened the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake by tens to hundreds of years, scientists say.

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Old photos show that Teton glaciers are shrinking

Researchers found that two of the Tetons' biggest glaciers have lost more than 20 percent of their surface area since the late 1960s.

America's new pastime: luge?

The US is enjoying unprecedented success in winter sports where it has long struggled, raising hopes for medals in the 2010 Olympics.

Change pay, change teaching?

One thing holding the teaching profession back is its vastly outdated pay system, say proponents of new compensation plans.

Scientists: Sea-level rise worse than thought

Climate scientists meeting in Copenhagen Tuesday warned that sea levels could rise to almost three times that of the official worst-case estimates, threatening hundreds of millions of people.

What a find! Stone-age tools in a Boulder backyard.

Researchers study the other greenhouse gas: water vapor

By tracking specific origins of moisture, scientists can better predict regional rain and snowfall.

North pole ice cap now an island

For the first time in recorded human history, the Arctic is completely surrounded by open water, new satellite images reveal.

Now you see it, now you don't (nearly as much)

After setbacks, Sadr redirects Mahdi Army

Moqtada al-Sadr instructed his militiamen to join a new social wing of his anti-American Shiite army.

Study: Math glitch wildly underestimated extinction risk

Endangered species may face an extinction risk that is up to 100 times greater than previously thought, according to a study published in the July 3 issue of Nature.

Midwest floods may leave small towns smaller

Tiny Oakville, Iowa, is among those likely to lose residents, see tax base erode further.

For kids: Look at that moth!

Meet a man who raises cecropia moths, one of the largest species in North America.

Arctic sea ice melting faster than expected

If the pattern continues, warming effects could reach up to 900 miles inland, melting permafrost

Manly birds dress boldly

Wall Street's crisis hitting small business

Some companies are having problems getting loans, and others are being informed of reduced credit lines.