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The linear accelerator at the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, where researchers study rare isotopes of elements. Facility for Rare Isotope Beams

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Many stable atoms have ‘magic numbers’ of protons and neutrons − 75 years ago, 2 physicists discovered their special properties

Staff Writer - October 7, 2024

The first wind phone was built in 2010 in Otsuchi, Japan. Matthew Komatsu/Wikimedia Commons

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Wind phones help the bereaved deal with death, loss and grief − a clinical social worker explains the vital role of the old-fashioned rotary phone

Running a dairy farm isn’t easy, especially when the costs of production rise faster than income. AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall

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America’s dairy farms are disappearing, down 95% since the 1970s − milk price rules are one reason why

Biobots could one day be engineered to deliver drugs and clear up arterial plaque. Kriegman et al. 2020/PNAS, CC BY-SA

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Biobots arise from the cells of dead organisms − pushing the boundaries of life, death and medicine

In Colorado, many people run, bike and climb in mountain lion habitat. DEA/ C. Dani I. Jeske/De Agostini via Getty Images

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Colorado voters weigh a ban on hunting mountain lions as attitudes toward wild predators shift

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Giraffes range across diverse African habitats − we’re using GPS, satellites...

Staff Writer - September 7, 2023

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Memes about animal resistance are everywhere — here’s why you shouldn’t...

Staff Writer - August 20, 2023

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A changing climate, growing human populations and widespread fires contributed to...

Staff Writer - August 19, 2023

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Cats first finagled their way into human hearts and homes thousands...

Staff Writer - August 3, 2023

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In search of the world’s largest freshwater fish – the wonderfully...

Staff Writer - July 29, 2023

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How do spices get their flavor?

Staff Writer - June 28, 2023

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Thriving in the face of adversity: Resilient gorillas reveal clues about...

Staff Writer - May 16, 2023

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Cloud seeding can increase rain and snow, and new techniques may...

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EXPLORING NATURE

Sunflowers use tiny movements to follow the Sun’s path throughout the day. AP Photo/Charlie Riedel

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Sunflowers make small moves to maximize their Sun exposure − physicists...

Staff Writer - September 13, 2024

Chantal Nguyen, University of Colorado Boulder Most of us aren’t spending our days watching our houseplants grow. We see...

A white-shouldered bumblebee, Bombus appositus visits the flowers of a goldenbanner. Julian Resasco, CC BY-ND

I’ve visited the same Rocky Mountain subalpine meadow weekly for a...

September 10, 2024

The Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project, under construction, will be one of India’s largest hydropower dams. Nayan J. Nath, CC BY

India’s new mega-dam will roil lives downstream with wild swings in...

September 4, 2024

Horses supported travel, communication, agriculture and warfare across much of the ancient world. Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images

Domesticating horses had a huge impact on human society − new...

September 3, 2024

People enjoy spending time in nature but don’t always feel they have the ability to protect it. John Greim/LightRocket via Getty Image

Americans love nature but don’t feel empowered to protect it, new...

August 28, 2024