University of Michigan (U-M) researchers are pursuing a technique that could potentially revolutionize cancer treatment.
A team of University of Michigan (U-M) researchers are experimenting on thruster technology that could potentially power a crewed mission to Mars.
Researchers from the University of Michigan and Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz have proposed a new model for dark matter particles called HighlY Interactive ParticlE Relics or HYPER, a news release said.
Can a complex nonlinear world arise from a single universal wave function? This is the question asked by mathematician George F. Ellis, and his answer is "no."
Researchers discover simultaneous evolutionary history of gut microbes with their human hosts over hundreds of thousands of years
Innovations that make the food supply chain more “responsible” – eco-friendly, good for public health, fairer to farmers – will come faster if the contexts that set the stage for them are better understood, according to a new Université de Montréal study.
Researchers at the University of Michigan estimate that a majority of people who own vehicles in the United States will see a drop in how much they spend on transportation energy if they made the switch to an electric vehicle (EV).
Red squirrels that gamble with their reproduction strategy outperform their counterparts in terms of Darwinian fitness, even if it costs them in the short term, according to a recent study by researchers at the University of Michigan.
New research has highlighted the importance of a species of jellyfish-like creatures called salps, which feed on microscopic plants called phytoplankton in the ocean. The ocean plays a crucial role in absorbing large quantities of carbon dioxide in a process called carbon export, which is essential to combatting climate change, according to a news release.
Designing new enzymes to optimize their features for performing roles in research, biology and biomedicine has outstanding promise for advancing scientific capabilities.
The transition to kindergarten causes a generalized and normal increase in the stress hormone cortisol in children during the first two weeks of school.
Could tapping on a cell phone to the beat of music improve the quality of life of people with Parkinson’s disease?
Chimpanzees, like human teenagers, are more impulsive, risk-seeking, and less able to regulate their emotions than adults, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Michigan.
It seems logical enough: even in their earliest history, humans must have needed something to carry their babies around in as they moved from place to place.
Within the cabinets and drawers of the world’s herbaria are nearly 400 million dried plant specimens.
We see them on banners, hand-held signs, walls, clothing, bodies and faces: words are central to social protest. Every slogan—collective or individual, printed or handwritten, demand or rallying cry—conveys a political message and an expression of anger.
Rewilding landscapes using elements of farming practice can help to restore ecosystems and produce high-welfare, high-quality food, researchers say.
The structure of family groups gives animals an incentive to help or harm their social group as they age, new research shows.
The fungus Zymoseptoria tritici causes Septoria tritici blotch, the most destructive fungal disease of wheat grown in temperate climates worldwide.
An Exeter academic's paper on the subject of gossip has been awarded the 2022 Ig Nobel Peace Prize.