Crown-of-Thorns Starfish May Support Coral Diversity When Numbers Stay Low
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
Transportation Research Consortium to Help Agencies Evaluate and Govern AI
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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.
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.
Consumer Sentiment Stays Near Record Lows as Interest Rates and Prices Bite
U.S. consumer sentiment barely changed in October as rising rates weakened major purchase plans and high prices continued to strain household budgets.
University of Michigan Professors on Scaling AI Without Losing Team Trust
AI can widen strategic thinking, but leaders still need human judgment, lived experience and team buy-in to turn its output into decisions.
University of Michigan Tests Antibody Shuttles to Deliver Gene Medicines to Brain Cells
A five-year, $3.1 million study will test whether IV antibody shuttles can carry genetic medicines across the blood-brain barrier to microglia.
University of Michigan’s $5.66 Million SAFETI Project Targets Intersection Crashes
U-M will develop and test an open-source system that predicts intersection conflicts and can warn road users or adjust traffic signals.