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NASA/NASAThe Artemis II astronauts got lots of attention as they flew around the moon. Today we're highlighting a lesser known story of lunar exploration. A CU-Boulder researcher is part of a team examining where traces of water might be found in craters on the lunar surface. That water might one day help astronauts travel to other planets. -
Courtesy of Prof. Andy Cowell / CU BoulderThe Arapaho language is at risk of disappearing, as fewer members of the tribe have learned to speak it. But a team of language experts at CU Boulder is working to preserve the Arapaho language – and help future generations learn it too.
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Officials say crashes involving about 70 vehicles have bottlenecked a section of a snowy Colorado highway and sent eight people to the hospital. The Colorado State Patrol says the massive pileup Tuesday prompted officials to close the eastbound side of Interstate 70 in Clear Creek County. -
FEMA has denied Colorado’s appeal for a major disaster declaration for two natural disasters that occurred last year. -
A parole backlog and new laws lengthening sentences are leading to a surge in the prison population. -
Elon Musk’s xAI, which owns the social media platform X and the generative AI chatbot Grok, sued Colorado in federal court Thursday, alleging that a state consumer-protection law passed in 2024, Senate Bill 24-205, violates the company’s constitutional rights. SB-205 is scheduled to take effect in June.
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A Vail journalist discusses ‘the long-forgotten story of how we broke skiing — by very nearly saving it.’ -
Betting apps that take wagers on everything from sports to what public officials might say next have become increasingly popular. But online "prediction markets" are getting pushback from states in the Mountain West. -
The plan would consolidate research leadership — currently dispersed across the country — in Fort Collins, Colo., while closing laboratories in Montana, Utah and Nevada. -
The grizzly was previously relocated from Montana to Wyoming to improve genetic connectivity. Now, she has reproduced. -
The monthly National Interagency Fire Center outlooks are typically staid documents, providing just-the-facts analysis. But the latest is superlative-laden as it describes record-low snowpacks, record-early snow melt and record-high temperatures.
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