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New Study Eases Concerns Over Possible ‘Doomsday’ Asteroid Swarm

UMD Astronomer and Team Found Fewer Dangerous Space Rocks in Earth’s Neighborhood Than Expected

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UMD Scientists Uncover Geckos’ Auditory ‘Sixth Sense’

Mechanism That Aids Reptiles’ Balance Also Detects Vibrations to Provide Information on Surroundings

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UMD Geologists Discover Ancient Sunken Seafloor From Dinosaur Era

Zone Beneath Pacific Ocean Reveals How ‘Recycling’ Deep Within the Earth May Influence Surface Features

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NASA’s DART Impact Permanently Changed the Shape, Orbit of Asteroid Moon

UMD-led Study of 2022 Collision Provides New Insights on Geophysics of Asteroid Formation, Evolution

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New Worm Study Paves Way for Better RNA-Based Drugs to Treat Human Disease

Researchers Find Broader Degradation of ‘Gene Silencing’ Effects

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Researchers Discover How Brain Region Helps Us Switch From Passive to Active Listening

Study of Hearing in Different Contexts Could Offer Insights Into Sensory Impairment Disorders

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Researchers’ New Camera Was Inspired by Human Vision

Mimicking Involuntary Eye Movements Creates Sharper Images for Robots, Smartphones, Other Devices

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UMD Geologist Helped Develop Moonquake Detector for Astronauts’ Surface Mission

Monitoring System Will Add to Knowledge of How Moon Formed, Evolved

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UMD Graduate Student Helps Discover Giant Mars Volcano Hidden in Plain Sight

Discovery Is Major Step in Search for Evidence of Life on Mars, Provides Possible Destination for Exploration

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Plants’ Unlikely Defense Against Climate Change: Different Leaf Structures

UMD Researchers Uncover Mechanism Behind Plant Leaf Diversity

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System Fights Fakes—Deep or Shallow

Researcher’s Tool Can Verify Authenticity of Audiovisual Recordings for Politicians, Celebrities and the Rest of Us

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The Shrinking of the Moon Is Making It Harder to Find Artemis Landing Site

UMD Geologist Among Researchers IDing Regions Prone to Landslides, Moonquakes on Lunar South Pole

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