Colorado man at heart of Ebola fight returns after 2 months in Liberia
An estimated 1.4 million people could be infected with Ebola by January. The USAID response team leader, a Colorado resident, discusses his attempts to turn the tide.
Colorado gets its own cash: COjacks, an effort to keep spending local
If you want to buy local, the supporters of a Colorado-only alternative to U.S. dollars say you need to pay local.
Mission to Mars to investigate possibility of water past on the red planet
If Mars once had rivers of water, where did it all go? NASA’s MAVEN mission aims to find out.
Boulder scientist talks about spacecraft’s attempted comet landing
As a spacecraft swings by distant a comet, it will attempt to send a lander to the surface.
US patent and trademark office opens in Denver
Amid a backlog, workers roll up their sleeves at Denver’s new U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Astronomers backpedal on claims about the starting of all time
Did scientists make a mistake in their recent findings about the Big Bang?
Hooked from Birth: 6 percent of Colorado newborns may suffer drug withdrawal
The state doesn’t require tracking drug dependency in babies, but estimates point to a sharp increase due to their mothers’ use of drugs during pregnancy.
Hooked from Birth: Colorado docs see rise in drug-dependent newborns
The number of babies born dependent on drugs like Percocet and Vicodin is growing in Colorado, and withdrawal is traumatic and costly.
Coloradans tackle ‘what is life?’ and other cosmic questions
At a weekly free screening of the television series “Cosmos”, audiences at Boulder’s Fiske Planetarium ponder the meaning of continental drift, the electric motor and the nature of life.
Coloradans ask about the Earth’s age and female scientists at ‘Cosmos’ screening
Astronomer Doug Duncan talks about microscopic creatures that can survive in space, the age of the earth and how we really are star dust.
University of Colorado study ends with a crash on the far side of the moon
A University of Colorado research project reveals new insight into what causes dust clouds on the moon. It was aboard a NASA spacecraft that crashed into the far side of the moon on Friday.
Hundreds watch screenings of new ‘Cosmos’ series at Boulder planetarium
“Cosmos” is back on television and capturing the imaginations of Coloradans. Doug Duncan, director of Boulder’s Fiske Planetarium, answers Coloradans’ questions about the series and our universe.
Tumbleweed explosion wreaking havoc in Southeastern Colorado
One lone tumbleweed is a romantic symbol of the frontier. Thousands of tumbleweeds start to resemble an Alfred Hitchcock movie.
Denver company making robotic watchmen to replace human security guards
A spokesman for Trade Center construction site, based in Denver, says humans aren’t wired to be effective guards – especially at night.
Author says metro Denver is a model for new era of city politics
Metro Denver’s collaborative approach to economic development is a radical departure from traditional politics, Brookings Institution fellow Jennifer Bradley says.
Colorado city planners take guerrilla tactics mainstream
What happens when governments take over a movement designed to keep them out? Communities in Colorado are finding out, one bike lane at a time.
