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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

November 26, 2013
“The era of neutrino astronomy has begun”

Ice Cube in Antarctica successfully tracks high-energy cosmic neutrinos. Photo: Felipe Pedreros, Ice Cube/NSF

November 15, 2013
"Diabetic flies" can speed up disease-fighting research

Fruit flies process insulin much like people do, UMD study finds

October 29, 2013
In Nepal, villagers’ land uses help people and tigers

Humans and critically endangered tigers can coexist, SESYNC researcher finds.

October 18, 2013
UMD Higgs Hunters Celebrate Nobel Prize in Physics

Scientists had a crucial role in experiments proving the Nobel-winning theory of the early universe.

October 8, 2013
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.

September 25, 2013
UMD-Led Deep Impact Ends, Leaves Bright Comet Tale

Scientific team’s findings from spacecraft data transformed understanding of comets

September 19, 2013
Seeking out the hidden pathways of an essential sense

UMD research shows how the brain controls odor processing. Photo: Robert K. Maurer

September 6, 2013
Scientists Find “Fingers” of Heat Below Earth's Surface

Research helps explain volcanic hotspots like the Hawaiian Islands. Illustration: Scott French

September 5, 2013
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.

August 23, 2013
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.

August 22, 2013
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.

August 16, 2013