In a uranium-based compound once dismissed as uninteresting, scientists watched superconductivity arise, disappear, then return under the influence of high magnetic fields

Nature plants review explores the current state and future of CRISPR technology in crops, suggesting applications beyond gene editing

New analysis, co-led by UMD astronomer, suggests a natural origin for our first interstellar visitor

Public health researchers say climate change is impacting disease burden in our backyards

University of Maryland researchers have created a fabric that dynamically regulates heat passing through it

Engineers demonstrate their approach by printing the smallest known 3-D microfluidic circuit element

A mass spectrometry standardization method has been developed for generating a timeline of thallium poisoning by analyzing the victim's hair

New UMD-led research highlights the need for better regulation and pollution management strategies

UMD-led research team observes frog populations persisting in Panamanian forest, a decade after decimation by chytrid fungus

Researchers conducted one of the first in-depth analyses on whether people recall information better through virtual reality, as opposed to desktop computers

Myriad benefits include 90 percent suppression of pests, severely limited spraying and damage to crops

New process could make wood as strong as titanium alloys but lighter and cheaper

Coughing and sneezing not required for transmission

University of Maryland-led study finds that worms that fertilize themselves lost one-fourth of their genome, including genes that make sperm competitive

A University of Maryland-led study developed a vaccine candidate that spurs animals to produce antibodies against protective sugars of multiple HIV strains