Science

A love of apocalyptic horror films may have actually helped people mentally prepare for the COVID-19 pandemic. At least, that's according to research published this month in the journal Personality and Individual Differences.

The EPA is finalizing a rule that says it’ll prioritize science that publishes raw data to make policy decisions.

NASA Astronauts Matthew Dominick of Wheat Ridge and Jessica Watkins of Lafayette were among 18 astronauts selected to the Artemis Program, The Gazette reported.

The conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn will be visible this Monday night, when the two planets will appear closest together in the night sky. KUNC’s Rae Solomon spoke with Carla Johns, who teaches astronomy at Aims Community College and works at the Fiske planetarium in Boulder, about the event.

Congress passed the first coronavirus relief bill in March. Since then, it has given billions of dollars to federal agencies to study COVID-19. Some of this funding had been awarded to Colorado State University and other research universities across the country. But other non-COVID research at CSU, and elsewhere, has not fared as well.

Antigen testing is starting to become a more common way to test for COVID-19. It looks for the virus’ surface coating, rather than pieces of its genetic material. It’s faster and easier to administer than other tests. Public health experts say it’s important to collect all results — positive and negative — to understand the scale of each state’s outbreak.

Colorado researchers will soon begin growing two strains of the virus that causes COVID-19. They’ve contracted with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to help stockpile the virus in case it’s needed in the future for a controversial kind of study.

A purported panacea awaiting regulation, hemp products line retail shelves beckoning the adventurous consumer. Humans cultivated the cannabis plant for over 5,000 years before we made it illegal and more potent. With nationwide legalization, physicians, pharmacists and researchers are starting to embrace cannabinoids in the modern age.

There's an effort afoot to better identify heat waves – like the one gripping much of the American West right now.

Only about 20% of Americans live in rural areas, but that’s where 30% of driving and 45% of fatal traffic accidents happen.