Crown-of-Thorns Starfish May Support Coral Diversity When Numbers Stay Low
Igor Pikovski’s Graviton Detector Could Make Quantum Gravity Testable
Humid Heat Shifts Pregnancy Timing and Raises Termination Risk in Nigeria
Why Crocodile Ancestors Survived the Asteroid Impact That Ended the Dinosaurs
Australichthys Sea Muppets Reveal Seahorse Shape Evolved Twice
White Dwarf’s Two Debris Rings Reveal a Possible Fate for Planetary Systems
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Transportation Research Consortium to Help Agencies Evaluate and Govern AI
Michigan, Berkeley and Texas A&M are organizing agencies and researchers to shape practical AI guidance for transportation operations.
How Rural Health Care Problems Become Political Stories
Hospital closures and high insurance costs can fuel partisan and racial blame, shaped by limited local news and national political narratives.
JWST Data Reveals Cloud Patterns on Rogue Brown Dwarf SIMP 0136
A new method combines statistical analysis and atmospheric physics to map shifting cloud and temperature patterns on a brown dwarf 20 light-years away.
Valley Fever Immunity Study Targets a Major Gap in Disease Tracking
A five-year University of Michigan study will measure valley fever immunity as infections rise and vaccine candidates approach human trials.
UM-Flint Veterans Center Helps Students Navigate Education and Community Support
UM-Flint’s veterans center connects students with education benefits and personal support, while graduates work to link veterans with local services.
University of Michigan’s Hēlo System Wins FDA Clearance for Lung Clot Removal
The Hēlo system combines suction and agitation to remove pulmonary embolisms. University of Michigan researchers developed the device, now commercialized by startup E2.
NASA’s GIMLI Mission Will Probe a Potential Lava Tube on the Moon
NASA selected GIMLI to study Marius Hills Pit, a 300-foot-wide lunar feature that may open into ancient lava tubes and offer clues to lunar geology.
Tomiko Brown-Nagin on Harvard, Education Access and Her Move to Stanford
After eight years leading Radcliffe, Tomiko Brown-Nagin reflects on Harvard’s hardest initiatives and the education challenges she’ll take on at Stanford.
Astronomers Point to July 22, 1889, as the Sky Behind Van Gogh’s Starry Night
A study links the painting’s stars to the Hyades and identifies July 22, 1889, as a likely source for its pre-dawn sky.