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How a Newly Spotted Space Rock Went From Terrifying to ‘Quite Interesting’

Chances of Asteroid Apocalypse Wane, But Earth Must Stay Wary, Astronomer Says

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UMD Team Examines Brain Processes to Understand Opioid Relapse

BBI Seed Grant Support Could Help Lead to New Treatments

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Salt Life

Take a Home Tour to Learn How We’re Worsening Salinity Around the World

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‘Quantum Steampunk’ Creative Writing Course Explores the Science of Science Fiction

Physics, English Faculty Combine Futuristic Themes With Victorian-Era Aesthetics

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UMD Astronomers Spot Candidate for Speediest Exoplanet System

Likely Star-Planet Pair First Detected by UMD-Led Team in 2011

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UMD Researchers Uncover Key Genetic Mechanisms That Could Lead to Better RNA-Based Medicines

Study Reveals How RNA Travels Between Cells to Control Genes Across Generations

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7 UMCP, UMB Researchers Named MPower Professors

Faculty Pursuing Collaborative Work on Pressing Issues Awarded $150K

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Database Co-produced by UMD Undergrad Is First to Document Tornadoes Worldwide

Archive Captures Records on 100,000 Twisters, From U.S. Plains to Eastern Hemisphere

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The Age of Skin

Researcher’s Study of Disease That Fatally Ages Children Leads to a Discovery That Could Help Us All Look Younger

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Moon Not as ‘Geologically Dead’ as Previously Thought, Study Reveals

UMD Scientist’s Methods to Date Geological Changes on Moon’s Far Side Show Evidence of Recent Activity

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UMD Senior Named 2025-26 Churchill Scholar

Ninth Terp in Seven Years Wins Funding for Year of Graduate Study at Cambridge

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4 UMD Researchers Receive White House Honor

Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers Recognizes Exceptional Potential

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