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Science Sunday: Crohn’s Disease, Mayan Crops, and Senior Sex

<at bottom, there's hope Two primary human inflammatory bowel diseases -- Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis -- are apparently the result of the imbalances of...

Science Sunday: Geoengineering, Parent Talk, Ice Loss

Carbon geoengineering may cause drought One potential method for dealing with global warming that's developed some legs recently is geoengineering. These are often huge, Rube...

Science Sunday: Pulmonary Fibrosis, Boston Marathon and the Rings of Saturn

More Women Falling to Pulmonary Fibrosis Men over the age of 65 years and women in all age groups are dying more often from pulmonary...

Science Sunday: San Juan Glaciers, Marijuana Psychos, Wolves

Going, Going, Gone Glacier Colorado scientists weren't pulling their weight this week. We could only find one paper from local researchers. Fortunately it's an interesting...

Science Sunday: Dinosaurs, Regrets and Sea Level Rise

Dinosaur Diversification Dinosaurs lived for millions of years alongside non-dinosaur species without rapidly displacing them, as scientists have long thought, according to new research by...

Science Sunday: Baseball Careers, Global Warring, and Environmental Racism

There's Not Enough Mustard to Cover That Hot Dog A major league baseball player's career lasts an average of 5.6 years, and 20 percent of...

Science Sunday: Saturn, Chatter and Gay Hate Crimes

Mooning Over Saturn Hyperion is the eighth largest moon of the planet Saturn. It orbits the planet about every 21 days. Its unusual sponge-like appearance...

Colorado Scientists Invent World’s Best Clock

A Mr. and Mrs. J. Carmichael Krox Have Just gone to bed near the town of Fort Knox. And they, by the way have...