Not-so-horrid native snake keeps Lyme disease in check, a UMD team finds. Photo: Ed Kabay
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
A new UMD-led study suggests large galaxies keep their mass down through a "feast and fast" sequence. Cover image courtesy of Nature.
Honey bees pollinating crops encounter many pesticides, including fungicides that hurt their ability to fight a lethal parasite. Photo: Michael Andree
A critical satellite failure could set back forecasting 10 years, says UMD expert Antonio Busalacchi. Photo: NOAA
When black holes devour a star, they become beacons of light, writes UMD astronomer Suvi Gezari in Sky & Telescope. Photo: NASA
Animation from satellite and ground data shows the June 13, 2013 near-derecho as it grew and spawned tornadoes. Photo: NOAA
Guided by UMD computing, the first unmanned aerial vehicle flight of its kind successfully protects an adult rhino and calf in one of South Africa's poaching hot spots.
Drought, malnourishment, mites among causes for high losses.
