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Evolution, Civil War history meet in fossil with tragic past
Union Army forced freed slaves to dig canal where 120 million-year-old fossil - perhaps N. America's oldest flowering plant - was found. Photo: Nathan Jud
“The era of neutrino astronomy has begun”
Ice Cube in Antarctica successfully tracks high-energy cosmic neutrinos. Photo: Felipe Pedreros, Ice Cube/NSF
"Diabetic flies" can speed up disease-fighting research
Fruit flies process insulin much like people do, UMD study finds
In Nepal, villagers’ land uses help people and tigers
Humans and critically endangered tigers can coexist, SESYNC researcher finds.
UMD Higgs Hunters Celebrate Nobel Prize in Physics
Scientists had a crucial role in experiments proving the Nobel-winning theory of the early universe.
UMD alumna Ana Maria Rey wins MacArthur Foundation "genius grant"
The UMD physics PhD recipient was honored for quantum computing work. Photo courtesy of the MacArthur Foundation.
UMD-Led Deep Impact Ends, Leaves Bright Comet Tale
Scientific team’s findings from spacecraft data transformed understanding of comets
Seeking out the hidden pathways of an essential sense
UMD research shows how the brain controls odor processing. Photo: Robert K. Maurer
Scientists Find “Fingers” of Heat Below Earth's Surface
Research helps explain volcanic hotspots like the Hawaiian Islands. Illustration: Scott French
Whooping cranes stay the course when they follow a wise old bird
Researchers find the birds' migration route gets straighter with age. Photo: Joe Duff/copyright Operation MIgration USA Inc.
Changing River Chemistry Affects Eastern U.S. Water Supplies
25+ years of records show two-thirds of region’s rivers are now alkaline – a legacy of acid rain, researchers say.
It's official: Voyager 1 has gone beyond our solar system
New study confirms a UMD-led team's finding that Voyager is in interstellar space.