The Carnegie Elective Classification for Sustainability recognizes and celebrates higher education institutions that ...

CU Boulder serves as the host institution for the Carnegie Elective Classification for Sustainability. The Elective Classification for Sustainability is an innovative initiative designed to recognize ...

The first summer on record that melts practically all of the Arctic’s sea ice, an ominous milestone for the planet, could occur as early as 2027. “The first ice-free day in the Arctic won’t change ...

To kick off the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology in 2025, three Colorado universities in collaboration with Elevate Quantum have announced that a new facility for fostering quantum ...

60 years after its legalization, people are still attracted to the lottery because of the strong emotions associated with imagining the future, CU Boulder psychologist says Sixty years ago last week, ...

Imagine a clock that doesn’t have electricity, but its hands and gears spin on their own for all eternity. In a new study, physicists at CU Boulder have used liquid crystals, the same materials that ...

For decades, studies have shown that children able to resist temptation—opting to wait for two marshmallows later rather than take one now—tend to do better on measures of health and success later in ...

The animal agriculture industry is the leading cause of most environmental degradation that is currently occurring. These detrimental effects happen as a result of overgrazing, habitat loss, ...

Cannabis products high in the nonintoxicating compound CBD can quell anxiety better than THC-dominant products—and without the potential side effects, new CU Boulder research suggests. The study of ...

In 2019, a grieving mother named Jang Ji-Sun donned a virtual reality headset and was instantly transported to a grassy field where she spent 10 minutes playing with an AI version of her daughter, Na ...

Banner image: Wil Srubar holds a sample cube of concrete that contains biogenic limestone produced by calcifying macro- and microalgae. (Credit: Glenn Asakawa/CU Boulder) Global cement production ...

After four months of hearings, the South Dakota Water Management Board approved TransCanada/TC Energy to use local water sources for their Keystone XL project. The widely contested oil pipeline runs ...