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CU Boulder scientists have found that playing video games comes with small but significant cognitive benefits.
Scientists know little about Denisovans, a now-extinct relative of humans. But a gene inherited from these hominins may have helped ancient peoples adapt to the new environments of North and South America thousands of years ago.
Griswold v. Connecticut, the 1965 Supreme Court ruling protecting a husband and wife’s right to contraception, set the precedent for several other landmark cases about sex and privacy. Read from CU expert Samira Mehta on The Conversation.
Delta is testing an AI-powered pricing system that could charge two travelers different fares even if they are purchasing at the same moment. Pricing strategy expert Övünç Yılmaz explains what this shift means for consumers—and why we should expect more of it.
A study led by doctoral student Daniel Donado-Quintero shows that setting carbon benchmarks can encourage asphalt producers to lower emissions and optimize production processes—supporting Colorado’s Buy Clean Act and other efforts.
The law requires crowdfunded startups to report back to investors. The reality? Most don’t. Read from CU expert Andrew Schwartz on The Conversation.
Researchers have identified more than 400 genes associated with accelerated aging, a.k.a. frailty, across seven categories. The findings pave the way toward personalized therapies to curb disease by decelerating aging.
Across the globe, deserts are spreading, engulfing homes, roads and even entire villages in sand. Engineers at CU Boulder are exploring how humans can shift the paths of these towering formations.
Researchers at CU Boulder have developed a new bio-imaging device that can operate with significantly lower power and in an entirely non-mechanical way. It could one day improve detecting eye and even heart conditions.
Suicide Basin, an ice-dammed lake on Mendenhall Glacier, has filled up with meltwater and sent destructive surges of water into Juneau for three straight summers. Read from CU expert Alton Byers and a colleague on The Conversation.