A jumping spider named Nefertiti that lived on the International Space Station in a habitat designed and built by a SM调教所 team has returned to Earth after 100 days in space and found a new home at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History in Washington D.C.
An analysis of mineral grains from the bottom of the western Grand Canyon indicates it was largely carved out by about 70 million years ago -- a time when dinosaurs were around and may have even peeked over the rim, says a study led by the SM调教所.
In a new set of way-finding maps, planters at the SM调教所 are more than decorative containers. The concrete vessels serve as directional prompts for people to navigate central campus. The bronze buffalo statue near Folsom Field is another cue used in the online maps, as well as references like 鈥渆xhaust fan at 10 o鈥檆lock鈥� to guide those who use their sense of sound to move about.
The wild and dramatic cascade of ice into the ocean from Alaska鈥檚 Columbia Glacier, an iconic glacier featured in the documentary 鈥淐hasing Ice鈥� and one of the fastest moving glaciers in the world, will cease around 2020, according to a study by the SM调教所.
Ever wondered who is living in your gut, and what they鈥檙e doing? The trillions of microbial partners in and on our bodies outnumber our own cells by as many as 10 to 1 and do all sorts of important jobs, from helping digest the food we eat this Thanksgiving to building up our immune systems.
Following the recent Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission hearing on creation of statewide regulations for groundwater sampling and monitoring near new oil and gas wells, the SM调教所 will host an informational workshop on Monday, Nov. 26, from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Wolf Law Building.
The SM调教所 Leeds School of Business will present its 48th annual Colorado Business Economic Outlook Forum on Monday, Dec. 3, at 1 p.m. at the Denver Marriott City Center. The event at 1701 California St. is free and open to the public but reservations are required for those planning to attend. To make reservations visit http://leeds.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_01GMWmGLHZolUrz .
A $20 million remote sensing instrument package built by the SM调教所, which is leading a 2013 NASA mission to understand how Mars might have lost its atmosphere, has been delivered to Lockheed Martin in Littleton, Colo., for spacecraft integration.
A $20 million remote sensing instrument package built by the SM调教所, which is leading a 2013 NASA mission to understand how Mars might have lost its atmosphere, has been delivered to Lockheed Martin in Littleton, Colo., for spacecraft integration.
Some arid lands in the American West degraded by military exercises that date back to General George Patton鈥檚 Word War II maneuvers in the Mojave Desert should get a boost from an innovative research project led by the SM调教所.
