by Rosalind O’Brien “Turbulence is the graveyard of theories,” according to the renowned physicist Hans W. Liepmann, but scientists haven’t given up yet. Based on a turbulence lecture given by Prof. Mark Rast at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics last Wednesday, it’s at least going to be a full and interesting graveyard. Turbulence, …
by Brendon Bosworth U.S. space exploration has atrophied and something needs to be done about it. This was the message from famed astrophysicist, and director of New York’s Hayden Planetarium, Neil deGrasse Tyson who delivered a scathing appraisal of the current state of space research to a packed house at CU-Boulder’s Macky Auditorium Wednesday night. …
Space weather encompasses a variety of phenomena that occur on Earth as a result of changing conditions on the sun. It can come in many forms that result from different processes on the sun — some more benign than others.
6 Mar 2013
In the right circumstances probiotic supplements can benefit the human gut, but are they they right choice for you?
8 Feb 2013
Experts agree that 2012 was one of the hottest and driest years on record, and so far this year there has not been enough precipitation, either fallen or forecasted, to indicate that the situation will improve.
5 Feb 2013
The nation's growing problem of how to dispose of nuclear waste from power reactors can’t be solved through science alone, according to the co-authors of a new book on high-level nuclear waste.
6 Nov 2012
Paleoclimatologist Jim White spends as much time in the lab as in the public eye, and he’s here to set the record straight: really, folks, climate change is not as complicated as it seems.
6 Nov 2012
What happens when we stop thinking and trust our guts? Just what one would expect: we are wrong.
24 Oct 2012
In a city known for heavy industry, environmental issues and problems with suburban sprawl, sustainable practices might be the antithesis of their primary goal for ambitious growth.
15 Oct 2012
Experts say that to keep homes out of dangerous fire zones, the high costs of wildfires must shift away from the federal government to local government and homeowners.
24 Sep 2012
The federal government recognizes and protects wild horses as “living symbols of the historic and pioneer spirit of the West.” The reality of managing herds, however, has proved problematic.
12 Sep 2012
Since he started sailing years ago, David Noone had his attention focused on climate. Now, the National Science Foundation is recognizing him as the next big thing in climate science and engineering.
21 Mar 2012
Americans have made it clear on many occasions that they don’t want commercialism in their parks. But just how far do the reaches of corporate influence extend?
