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  • Dave Baugh with plate of crickets; Lars Baugh eats Lithic Nutrition cricket bar
    Though Americans may find the thought of eating insects unappetizing, Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder alum Dave Baugh and twin brother Lars are aiming to normalize bugs in the American diet.
  • illustration of teenager on a skateboard
    Teenagers and young adults think and act differently from grownups. Marie Banich is helping us see why.
  • Senior woman exercising in group class
    A Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder project is ramping up efforts to provide the public with the latest information on healthy aging, including scientific evidence on what to do and eat for better health.
  • Daniel Lee making faces
    New research confirms that eyes truly are the window to the soul, with eye-widening or squinting serving as the primary clue observers use to decode someone's emotional state. The findings suggest facial expressions originated as survival mechanisms. Only later were they co-opted as social cues.
  • A shadow image of a prisoner
    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.
  • Sabrina Spencer
    A new study shows for the first time that some human cells with DNA damage are passed to offspring cells without repairing them, essentially kicking the can down the road. The study has implications for both cancer and aging.
  • sleeping baby
    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 Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØ study of slumbering babies. The research could result in better options for babies with hearing impairment.
  • A passenger jet aloft
    A heads-up for commercial air crews and other frequent fliers: The risk of exposure to radiation particles screaming Earthward from space may increase a bit in the next few years as the activity of our sun decreases, says a Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder professor.
  • A couple arguing
    A new Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder-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.
  • A micrograph of a roundworm.
    Fat levels in a tiny soil-dwelling roundworm can tip the balance between making eggs or sperm, a discovery that could have implications for future studies into human fertility and reproductive development.
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