More Than One-Third of Corn Belt Farmland Has Completely Lost Its Carbon-Rich Topsoil
UMass Amherst researchers used remote sensing to quantify the previously underestimated erosion. More than one-third of the Corn Belt in the Midwest – nearly 30…
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“Evolutionary Rosetta Stone” – New Insight Into the Biology of a Deadly Fungus
Bd’s actin structures likely play roles in causing skin disease threatening amphibians worldwide. Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have gained new insight into…
Fluid Dynamics Expert Explains How to Reduce the Risk of COVID-19 Airborne Transmission Inside a Car
Editor’s note: Varghese Mathai is a physicist at the University of Massachusetts Amherst who studies the flow of fluids and gases. He conducted a study…
Neutrinos Yield First Experimental Evidence of the CNO Energy-Production Mechanism of the Universe
Neutrinos Yield First Experimental Evidence of Catalyzed Fusion Dominant in Many Stars An international team of about 100 scientists of the Borexino Collaboration, including particle…
Ancient Lake Sediments Show That Recent Atlantic Ocean Warming Is Unprecedented in Nearly 3,000 Years
University of Massachusetts Amherst, Canadian research uses ancient lake sediments to extend climate record. Taking advantage of unique properties of sediments from the bottom of…
Sperm Biomarker Identified That’s Associated With Couples’ Pregnancy Probability
University of Massachusetts Amherst scientists say discovery could lead to better diagnosis of male infertility. Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have identified a…
Researchers Warn: Common Food Additive – Banned in France but Allowed in the U.S. – Causes Adverse Health Effects in Mice
University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers find titanium dioxide nanoparticles produce inflammation in colon. A common food additive, recently banned in France but allowed in the…
Bioengineered Membrane to Capture Airborne COVID-19 Droplets – Inspired by Plant That Traps Insects
Team’s inspiration comes from nature — the pitcher plant, with its liquid membrane that traps insects. Detection and analysis of airborne coronavirus droplets using a…
New Chemistry Used to Synthesize Artificial Energy Source for Muscle
Synthesizing an alternative fuel for muscle could lead to medical advances. A chemist and kinesiologist got on a bus, but this isn’t the set-up to…
COVID-19 Response Project: Lab Develops Open-Source N95 Respirator
UMass Amherst lab produces 3D prototype pieces for Holyoke design consultancy. In one of the latest COVID-19 response projects at the University of Massachusetts Amherst,…
New Bioelectronic Chemical Sensor Uses Protein Nanowires for Superior Sensitivity
University of Massachusetts Amherst team introduces high-performing ‘green’ electronic sensor. Writing in the journal NanoResearch, a team at the University of Massachusetts Amherst reports this…
New Electronics Devised That Mimic the Human Brain in Efficient Learning
University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers advance neuromorphic computing. Only 10 years ago, scientists working on what they hoped would open a new frontier of neuromorphic…
How Pablo Escobar’s Hippos Can Counteract a Legacy of Extinctions and Restore a Lost World
Study from international team of researchers, including University of Massachusetts Amherst biologist John Rowan, shows introduced species can restore a lost world. When cocaine kingpin…
Catalyst Zeolite Nanopores Discovery May Lead to New Materials for Clean Energy and Carbon Capture
UMass Amherst researchers discover new building blocks of catalyst zeolite nanopores. Zeolites crystals, used among other things for refining petroleum to gasoline and biomass into…
New Invention Generates Electricity “Out of Thin Air” – Offers Clean Energy 24/7
Renewable device could help mitigate climate change, power medical devices. Scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed a device that uses a natural…
Events 20,000 Years Ago Still Impacting Diversity and Distribution of Mammal Species Worldwide
Researchers find signatures of deep past in biodiversity patterns today. In the first study of its kind, researchers have discovered that events from 20,000 years…
Monster Galaxy Discovered by Accident – “Just the Tip of the Iceberg?” [Video]
UMass Amherst, Arizona, Australian team finds new evidence for huge deep space objects. A team of astronomers including assistant professor Kate Whitaker at the University…
New Record for Loudest Bird Call Set During Mating Ritual
University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Brazilian institute researchers record top avian noisemaker. Biologist Jeff Podos at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, with Mario Cohn-Haft at…