The cyberattack that took down popular microblogging and social networking site Twitter on Thursday actually was targeting a blogger who has been a vocal critic of Russia.
Researchers are developing a way of tracking fossil “fingerprints” in an effort to fight rampant looting of dinosaur bones and other ancient relics at prehistoric sites.
That old guess-the-amount-of-candy-in-the-jar gimmick may have met its match: Researchers have developed a model for accurately estimating such things.
Tonight’s penumbral lunar eclipse will be over Denver at 8 p.m. But you probably won’t be able to see it with your naked eye.
You know that adage “Failure is the key to success”? It’s meant to help us feel better when we do something boneheaded. Except that our brains learn more effectively from successes rather than failures.
Last Thursday, I posted here that 14 post office branches in Colorado were on the potential chopping block. This week, that number has been cut to four.
The plague, that specter of medieval death and decimation, has killed two people in China but also is blamed for a prairie dog die-off closer to home.
Cindy is a native of the great state of Kansas (no Wizard of Oz jokes, please) and has a master's degree in journalism from the University of Colorado and a bachelor's degree in English and theater from Washburn University. She's a science junkie and enjoys contemplating the mysteries of the universe in her spare time.