Researchers Make Urgent Call for Study of Noise Pollution on Fish
A survey of research on aquatic noise pollution reveals huge gap in knowledge about impacts of human-generated noise in aquatic environments
New Experiment Aces Quantum Scrambling Test
Work could have applications to quantum computing and the science of black holes
Scientists Find Worms that ‘Recently’ Evolved Ability to Regrow Heads
New study reveals regeneration of amputated body parts is not always an ancient trait
UMD researchers awarded $5.3M NIH BRAIN Initiative grant
Funding supports multi-university, multi-disciplinary efforts to better link human behaviour with neural activity
Scientists Develop First Fabric to Automatically Cool or Insulate Depending on Conditions
University of Maryland researchers have created a fabric that dynamically regulates heat passing through it.
Revising the History of Big, Climate-Altering Volcanic Eruptions
New method, co-developed at UMD, refines the 2600-year history of large eruptions that eject planet-cooling particles into the stratosphere
Machine Learning Finds Multiple Factors Underlie Cancer Immunotherapy Success
UMD computer scientist leads work to better ID which cancer patients will benefit from immunothehorapy
UMD-Led Study Gives Major New Insight on Honey Bee Parasite
New research upends long-standing assumption about feeding habits of varroa mites, a primary threat to honey bees worldwide
Unpredictable Food Sources Drive Some Bats to Hunt Cooperatively
Using miniature sensors on bats, researchers tracked the animals’ locations and calls to see if they searched for food alone or together
New Machine Learning Method Predicts Possible Additions to Global List of Threatened Plant Species
UMD scientist co-led the creation of a computer model to assess risk probabilities for 150,000 plant species worldwide
