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When Frogs Die Off, Snake Diversity Plummets

University of Maryland biologist Karen Lips helps find a significant drop in snake diversity following amphibian declines from chytrid fungus.

February 11, 2020
At Impossible Foods, Alumna Uncovers Meat’s Mysteries

Ranjani Varadan Ph.D. ’04 is vice president of research and development at Impossible Foods.

February 3, 2020
UMD Science Major Wins Prestigious Churchill Scholarship

Senior Tanay Wakhare, a mathematics and computer science double degree student, was awarded the scholarship.

January 29, 2020
UMD-led Study Named Science’s Most Impactful Paper of 2019

American Association for the Advancement of Science awards Newcomb Cleveland prize to study of transgenic fungus designed to control malaria-carrying mosquito populations in West Africa.

January 24, 2020
2020 Summer Science Camps at UMD for K-12 Students

The College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences offers 2020 summer camps in entomology, physics, computer science, biomedical science and more.

January 24, 2020
Dean's List: Fall 2019

Over 2,700 students were named to the University of Maryland College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences Dean's List for Fall 2019.

January 22, 2020
First Asteroid Found Inside Orbit of Venus

Research team that includes UMD astronomer discovered an asteroid with one of the shortest "years" known.

January 16, 2020
Are We Losing a Key Climate Change Buffer?

New high-resolution maps show limited ocean capacity to absorb excess carbon dioxide.

January 9, 2020
Visual Deprivation Lowers Threshold for Enzymatic Pathway that Rejuvenates Synaptic Plasticity in the Brain

UMD neurobiologists show that the reactivation of a mechanism called synaptic proteolysis by darkness can be used to promote recovery from visual disorders.

January 7, 2020
Astronomers Spot Distant Galaxy Group Driving Ancient Cosmic Makeover

UMD astronomer Sylvain Veilleux helped discover the farthest galaxy group to date.

January 6, 2020
From Evading Online Censorship to Galaxy Transformations: Read Our Top Stories of 2019

As 2019 comes to a close, revisit our most-read stories of the year and discover some that you may have missed.

December 19, 2019
Dung Beetles and Butterflies Highlight the Consequences of Amazon Rainforest Fires

Rafael Andrade spoke at the Dec. 2019 Science on Tap lecture about how forest fires cause local extinction of specialized species.

December 17, 2019