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Study Shows Three Medications Currently on the Market May Have Unexpected Effects

Study Shows Three Medications Currently on the Market May Have Unexpected Effects
University of Maryland researchers suggest worms can help detect potential drug safety issues.
Scientists Discover Volcanoes on Venus Are Still Active

Scientists Discover Volcanoes on Venus Are Still Active
New 3D model provides evidence that Venus is churning inside.
First Direct Evidence of Ocean Mixing Across the Gulf Stream

First Direct Evidence of Ocean Mixing Across the Gulf Stream
University of Maryland researcher discovers important ocean blender effect that may influence climate and fisheries from Florida to Newfoundland.
Hummingbirds See Colors Humans Can Only Imagine

Hummingbirds See Colors Humans Can Only Imagine
New research shows hummingbirds distinguish colors that combine ultraviolet and visible light.
New ‘Sun Clock’ Reveals that Solar Activity Turns Off and On with Surprising Precision

New ‘Sun Clock’ Reveals that Solar Activity Turns Off and On with Surprising Precision
Clock paints picture of a more orderly, predictable sun.
Scientists Detect Unexpected Widespread Structures Near Earth’s Core

Scientists Detect Unexpected Widespread Structures Near Earth’s Core
University of Maryland researchers conduct first simultaneous analysis of hundreds of earthquakes to identify echoes from features deep inside Earth.
Gene Found that Causes Eyes to Wither in Cavefish

Gene Found that Causes Eyes to Wither in Cavefish
University of Maryland-led study identified the first gene responsible for eye loss in cavefish, revealing connection to a human vascular disease.
T. rex’s Long Legs Were Made for Marathon Walking

T. rex’s Long Legs Were Made for Marathon Walking
Research finds leg length gave giant predatory dinosaurs the advantage of efficiency, not speed as previously thought.
New Study Produces Most Accurate Estimates Ever of Ice Loss in Greenland and Antarctica

New Study Produces Most Accurate Estimates Ever of Ice Loss in Greenland and Antarctica
UMD researcher helps satellite mission map elevation to calculate changes in ice cover.
DNA May Not Be Life’s Instruction Book—Just a Jumbled List of Ingredients

DNA May Not Be Life’s Instruction Book—Just a Jumbled List of Ingredients
UMD researcher develops potentially revolutionary framework for heredity and evolution in which inheritable information is stored outside the genome.
Charting a Course Toward Quantum Simulations of Nuclear Physics

Charting a Course Toward Quantum Simulations of Nuclear Physics
Researchers Explore How to Map Lattice Gauge Theories to Ion Trap
More than One Way to Skin A Planet

More than One Way to Skin A Planet
As seismographic data from Mars reveals a quaking planet, analysis of meteorites and satellite data offers a new compositional model that identifies layers inside the red planet.

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