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Lawmakers want Colorado ready for driverless vehicles

Technology could reduce crashes, improve mobility for elderly, supporters say

March 16, 2017

Science

So, what’s on the menu?

study of Neanderthals’ teeth shows more varied diet than thought

March 11, 2017

Science

Climate change taking toll on ocean life

shows global warming hurting major hot spots for fish species

February 24, 2017

Science

50,000-year-old microbes found in crystals in cave

Researcher Mario Corsalini stands near a gypsum rosette crystal that scientists believe contains microbes that could be 50,000 years old.…

February 24, 2017

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Colorado Discovery Festival showcases careers in science

encourages students to have fun, think about the future

February 18, 2017

Science

Weak La Niña fades away after just four months

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Thursday pronounced the current La Niña event, a cooling of parts of the equatorial…

February 10, 2017

Science

Big gulp

black hole is taking its time to devour distance star

February 10, 2017

Science

Primates may be facing extinction

FILE – In this Dec. 31, 2015, file photo, Tsunami, an eleven year old female Sumatran Orangutan eats fruit during…

January 27, 2017

Science

‘Fairy circles’ may not be so magical

suggests termites, plant life may create intricate patterns

January 27, 2017

Science

Climate change will bring mild surprise

warming will steal 10 picture-perfect days each year, study finds

January 20, 2017

Science

Scientists think moon formed from many moons

Israeli are suggesting that Earth’s moon may have been formed by collisions of lots of mini-moons that once circled the…

January 15, 2017

Science

Study of lunar rocks suggests moon is older than thought

of lunar rocks suggests moon is older than thought

January 13, 2017

Science

Revising current theories on the oceans

Climate change may cause bigger impact than thought

January 8, 2017

Science

Water, water everywhere, even in space

probes finding H2O in unlikely places

December 25, 2016

Local News

New FLC science and engineering building will ‘rocket us forward’

“We’re already producing first-class scientists and first-class engineers here,” said Doug Lyon, professor of management at FLC. “And they have…

December 23, 2016

Science

Following in the footsteps of giants?

ancient ancestor may have been taller than thought

December 18, 2016

Science

Warming to open tap for downpours

says extreme storms will happen more frequently

December 11, 2016

Science

Arctic sea ice continues retreat

Arctic sea ice extended for 3.5 million square miles. That’s 309,000 square miles below the record set in 2006 –…

December 11, 2016

Science

Bouncing back from extinction

shows recovering from geologic disaster can take long time

November 19, 2016

Science

Pluto may be hiding giant ocean

A combination of images captured by the New Horizons spacecraft shows differences in the composition and texture of Pluto’s surface.NASA…

November 19, 2016

Science

Study shows growing threat to sea ice

report links emissions to thawing in Arctic region

November 12, 2016

Science

Ancient monkeys may have been tool makers also

A young capuchin monkey strikes a stone against another in the Serra da Capivara National Park in Brazil.Michael Haslam via…

October 29, 2016

Science

Cave drawings shed light on old mystery

Ancient paintings provide clues about European bison’s ancestor

October 22, 2016

Science

Universe may have as many as 2 trillion galaxies

The universe is an even more crowded place than once thought, according to a new survey of the galaxies done…

October 15, 2016