Nearly 1,000 research and faculty members, along with their students are seeking answers to many of science's fundamental questions.
Drought, malnourishment, mites among causes for high losses.
Inspired by a straying fish, biologist Daphne Soares solves a mystery and discovers a previously unknown fish behavior.
A University of Maryland-led research team uses dazzling new Hubble Space Telescope images to reveal details of newly-discovered Comet ISON, which may become the "comet of the century."
In a new paper in Science, UMD experts show why neuroscientists must study many species, not just rodents, to accurately model the brain.
Physics Prof. Roald Sagdeev shares Cold War tales as a Soviet scientist
Campus talk offers preview of a daring anti-poaching experiment
NBC News and other media report biology professor's finding
Captured atomic ions can serve as memory, network node, and gate host in quantum computing.
Tiny silicon beads, thinner than paper, may someday improve battery life in your laptop or electric vehicle.