Max Planck and the Birth of Quantum Mechanics
In the early evening of Sunday, October 7, 1900—120 years ago—Max Planck found the functional form of the curve that we now know as the…
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Astronomers Surprised by Lingering X-rays Years After Landmark Neutron Star Collision
New, most complete start-to-finish view of neutron star merger rewrites the way scientists understand these events. It’s been three years since the landmark detection of…
A Curved New World: Mind and Space Bending Physics on a Convenient Chip
Thanks to Einstein, we know that our three-dimensional space is warped and curved. And in curved space, normal ideas of geometry and straight lines break…
Stranded in the Arctic on a Research Adventure – “It Was Totally Surreal”
Ph.D. student Steven Fons’ Arctic research adventure, complicated by COVID-19. For Steven Fons, returning home to D.C. in June was like coming back from another…
Scientists Identify 37 Active Volcanoes on Venus – “Planet’s Interior Is Still Churning”
New 3D model provides evidence that Venus is churning inside. A new study identified 37 recently active volcanic structures on Venus. The study provides some…
First Direct Evidence of Gulf Stream “Blender Effect” – New Mechanism of Ocean Mixing
University of Maryland researcher discovers important ocean blender effect that may influence climate and fisheries from Florida to Newfoundland. New research provides the first direct…
Machine Learning Has a Huge Flaw: It’s Gullible
Research shows how humans can shield machine learning from manipulation. Artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies are poised to supercharge productivity in the knowledge economy,…
US Beekeepers Report Abnormally High Summer Losses After Lower Winter Losses
Beekeepers across the United States lost 43.7% of their managed honey bee colonies from April 2019 to April 2020, according to preliminary results of the…
Unexpected Widespread Structures Detected Near Earth’s Core – “A Totally New Perspective”
University of Maryland researchers conduct first simultaneous analysis of hundreds of earthquakes to identify echoes from features deep inside Earth. University of Maryland geophysicists analyzed…
Call for Expanded Fentanyl Testing by Hospitals After Drug Tops Fatal Overdose List
University of Maryland researchers launch the Maryland Emergency Department Drug Surveillance (EDDS) System — call for expanded fentanyl testing by hospitals. A new University of…
DNA May Not Be the Blueprint for Life – Just a Scrambled List of Ingredients
University of Maryland researcher develops potentially revolutionary framework for heredity and evolution in which inheritable information is stored outside the genome. The common view of…
Evidence T. Rex’s Long Legs Evolved for Distance, Not Speed Like Previously Thought
Research finds leg length gave giant predatory dinosaurs the advantage of efficiency, not speed as previously thought. Long legs may make good runners, but they’re…
Shape Memory Alloys Offer Efficient, Eco-Friendly Cooling Technology
Used in refrigeration and HVAC systems around the world, current cooling technology has plateaued in both efficiency and environmental impact. An international research team led…
First Comprehensive Global Picture of the Mutual Prediction of Atmosphere and Ocean
World-renowned climate scientist J. Shukla calls the new paper by University of Maryland scientists ‘a very important paper in the history of predictability research.’ University…
Mice Were Kept in the Dark for One Week – Their Brain Cell Networks Rewired and Hearing Sensitivity Changed
University of Maryland researchers showed sight deprivation changes how groups of neurons work together and alters their sensitivity to different frequencies. Scientists have known that…
“Very Surprised!” – NASA’s Exoplanet-Hunting Mission Catches an Explosive Comet Outburst
Using data from NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), astronomers at the University of Maryland (UMD), in College Park, Maryland, have captured a clear start-to-finish…
No Laughing Matter: Nitrous Oxide, an Ozone-Depleting Greenhouse Gas, Is on the Rise
A new study from an international group of scientists finds we are releasing more of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide into the atmosphere than previously…
New Artificial Intelligence Genetic Algorithm Automatically Evolves to Evade Internet Censorship
Researchers at the University of Maryland developed a new tool based on genetic evolution that automatically learned to evade censorship in China, India and Kazakhstan….