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
Ice Cube in Antarctica successfully tracks high-energy cosmic neutrinos. Photo: Felipe Pedreros, Ice Cube/NSF
Fruit flies process insulin much like people do, UMD study finds
Humans and critically endangered tigers can coexist, SESYNC researcher finds
Scientists had a crucial role in experiments proving the Nobel-winning theory of the early universe.
The UMD physics PhD recipient was honored for quantum computing work. Photo courtesy of the MacArthur Foundation.
Scientific team’s findings from spacecraft data transformed understanding of comets
UMD research shows how the brain controls odor processing. Photo: Robert K. Maurer
Research helps explain volcanic hotspots like the Hawaiian Islands. Illustration: Scott French
Researchers find the birds' migration route gets straighter with age. Photo: Joe Duff/copyright Operation MIgration USA Inc.