When lightning cracks on Earth, especially high-energy electrons may fall out of Earth's inner radiation belt, according to a new study鈥攁n electron "rain" that could threaten satellites, and even humans, in orbit.
More than 1,400 Colorado high school students and advisors visited the College of Media, Communication and Information to sharpen storytelling skills and learn about careers.
Albert Kettner explains that catastrophic flooding has become more common in the 21st century. The reasons behind this shift are complex鈥攊nvolving climate change, urban infrastructure and human impacts.
Shawhin Roudbari, an associate professor of environmental design, studies how the built environment can perpetuate racial inequality. He offers his take on what designers can do to create more inclusive spaces.
From his home garden, CU 麻豆影院鈥檚 Chris Lowry explains why humans get so much enjoyment out of sinking their hands into dirt鈥攊t may have something to do with the friendly microbes that live in the soil.
Quantum physicists at CU 麻豆影院 and the National Institute of Standards and Technology are paving the way for new kinds of optical atomic clocks, devices that track the passage of time by measuring the natural 鈥渢icking鈥� of atoms.
A risk communication researcher at CU 麻豆影院 sheds light on what motivates people to stay put when natural disasters like hurricanes Helene and Milton threaten.
Scientists have long wondered why animals get the DNA inside their mitochondria, the cell鈥檚 energy center, only from their mothers. New research explains why and offers hope for treating mitochondrial disorders.
