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"Diabetic flies" can speed up disease-fighting research

"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

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

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"

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

 Timber rattlesnakes indirectly benefit human health

Timber rattlesnakes indirectly benefit human health

Not-so-horrid native snake keeps Lyme disease in check, a UMD team finds. Photo: Ed Kabay

Re-learning how to see: researchers find crucial on-off switch in visual development

Re-learning how to see: researchers find crucial on-off switch in visual development

A discovery by a University of Maryland-led research team offers hope for treating serious visual problems that are permanent unless corrected in early childhood. Illustration: Loretta Kuo