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<p>A new material developed at the Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØ could radically reduce the energy needed to produce a wide variety of plastic products, from grocery bags and cling wrap to replacement hips and bulletproof vests.</p>

<p>Basements that flooded after heavy rains deluged the Colorado Front Range in September 2013 had higher levels of airborne mold and other fungi months after the waters receded compared with basements that didn’t flood, according to a study by the Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØ.</p>

<p>A team of scientific investigators is now in the Four Corners region of the U.S. Southwest, aiming to uncover reasons for a mysterious methane hotspot detected from space by a European satellite. The joint project is working to solve the mystery from the air, on the ground, and with mobile laboratories. </p>

<p>Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØ faculty and students are primed to get back in action following the Easter restart of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world’s most powerful atom smasher located near Geneva, Switzerland, after a two-year hiatus.</p>

<p>The self-organization properties of DNA-like molecular fragments four billion years ago may have guided their own growth into repeating chemical chains long enough to act as a basis for primitive life, says a new study by the Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØ and the University of Milan.</p>

<p>A new project that officially launches March 31 called Genes for Good gives participants the chance to learn more about their health, behavior and ancestors. In return, those who fully participate provide genetics researchers with valuable data that can be used to better understand the origins of disease, which could lead one day to better treatments, prevention and cures.</p>

<p>The Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØ is celebrating Colorado history with a three-day scanning event for the Colorado Communities historical website and free consultations with experts on family history and genealogy.</p>

<p>A Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØ study shows a ubiquitous type of phytoplankton -- tiny organisms that are the base of the marine food web – appears to be suffering from the effects of ocean acidification caused by climate change.</p>

<p>Western U.S. forests killed by the mountain pine beetle epidemic are no more at risk to burn than healthy Western forests, according to new findings by the Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØ that fly in the face of both public perception and policy.</p>

<p><span>Seventy percent of forested lands remaining in the world are within a half mile of the forest edge, where encroaching urban, suburban or agricultural influences can cause any number of harmful effects, according to a new study involving </span><span>CU-Boulder </span><span>scientists.</span></p>