The Great Barrier Reef's most notorious coral killer may actually be helping it
The asteroid killed the dinosaurs. Why did crocodiles survive?
Scientists discover mysterious seahorse lookalikes that no one has ever seen alive
Dead Star Offers a Glimpse Into Our Solar System’s Future
Navigating AI in transportation: New national research consortium aims to guide agencies
Michigan Minds: The rural healthcare blame game
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Most of Michigan’s local leaders say democracy is healthy in their communities, U-M survey finds
Many of Michigan's local leaders offer high marks for the health of democracy in their respective communities, continuing an improving trend despite lower ratings for the state as a whole.
Cloudy With a Chance of Incineration: Predicting Weather on Distant Worlds
The weather on distant planets can tell us a lot about them, including how they formed, what they’re made of, and how likely it is that we might find life there. However, there’s not much meteorologic...
New research gauges community immunity to valley fever as fungal infection cases increase
University of Michigan researchers will determine how much of the population still lacks immunity to valley fever, a fungal infection caused by inhalation of spores that can be carried through the air...
This Dark Spot on the Moon Might Be a Giant Lunar Cave
You’ve heard of the dark side of the moon, but NASA is also looking to explore a dark spot on the moon that it thinks may be a giant underground cave system.An image of the spot, known as the Marius H...
Parting words from a scholar who stepped up
Tomiko Brown-Nagin reflects on work as Radcliffe dean and as leader of high-stakes University initiatives
Was This the Exact Date of Van Gogh’s “Starry Night”?
While Starry Night is the traditional shorthand for Vincent van Gogh’s most famous work, its actual title is The Starry Night. It’s a more fitting name for such an iconic work, but does the painting d...
As concerns over purchasing power dominate, consumer sentiment moves sideways
Consumer sentiment held steady this month, registering just a scant one-tenth of an index point below September, according to the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers.
Beyond the whiteboard: U-M experts explore scaling AI—without losing the human
Artifical intelligence enables organizations to break past human bounded rationality by rapidly processing thousands of strategic options and pressure-testing ideas through synthetic deliberation.
Antibody shuttles could deliver noninvasive drugs directly to brain to treat Alzheimer’s
A National Institutes of Health grant will fund research at the University of Michigan that tests the theory that an IV-delivered antibody treatment can cross the brain's protective barrier, one of th...