Domestic extremists in the U.S. are older, better educated, more affluent, more religious and more likely to be white than street gang members are, according to the first comprehensive study to compare the two groups.
A new study co-authored by °ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û2023¿ª½±¼Ç¼ researchers has found diesel trucks, buses and cars emit 4.6-million tons more harmful nitrogen-oxide than standards permit. Higher standards and improved emissions tests could save lives, the authors say.
What an infant hears during sleep has an immediate and profound impact on his or her brain activity, potentially shaping language learning later in life, suggests a new °ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û2023¿ª½±¼Ç¼ study of slumbering babies. The research could result in better options for babies with hearing impairment.
Conventional wisdom has held that tropical forest growth will dramatically slow with increasing levels of rainfall. But °ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û2023¿ª½±¼Ç¼ researchers have turned that notion on its head with an unprecedented review of data concluding the opposite.
A new °ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û2023¿ª½±¼Ç¼-led study of 40 recently brokenhearted men and women found that a placebo disguised as an emotionally soothing medicine eased their heartbreak and quieted areas of the brain related to rejection.
Professor Robert Batey and biotech firm founder Alexandria Forbes are partnering to develop a genetic on/off "switch." The mechanism could someday reduce the number of injections or infusions of medication to patients, allowing less invasive treatments for serious conditions.
None of the 22 native species of bumblebees in Boulder County showed declines over a recent five-year period, according to a new °ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û2023¿ª½±¼Ç¼ study. Two species previously believed to be disappearing were present in several locations. "It shows that Boulder County is doing something right," the study authors say.
A new study of hundreds of twins suggests that teens with poor executive function are more likely to take risks, including experimenting with drugs and alcohol, but are not more prone to addiction.
Having traveled the world studying the social impact catastrophes have on marginalized populations, °ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û2023¿ª½±¼Ç¼ alumna Lori Peek returned to her alma mater in January to become director of the Natural Hazards Center, the nation's clearinghouse for disaster research. She says vulnerable populations should be top of mind in disaster planning.