By providing new insight into how Naegleria divides, an international team of researchers, led by UMass Amherst, adds to fundamental knowledge of life. An international…
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Anna Ruth Halberstadt conducting field research in Antarctica’s McMurdo Dry Valleys. Credit: Anna Ruth Halberstadt Discrepancy between terrestrial and marine data resolved; shows that ice…
The elastic material with embedded magnets whose poles are color-coded red and blue. Orienting the magnets in different directions changes the metamaterial’s response. Credit: Courtesy…
UMass Amherst research first to detect SARS-CoV-2Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the official name of the virus strain that causes coronavirus disease…
Cold era, lasting from early 15th to mid-19th centuries, triggered by unusually warm conditions. New research from the University of Massachusetts Amherst provides a novel…
UMass Amherst researchers win NSF award to help re-envision the growing, selling and buying of coffee. Coffee, that savior of the underslept, comes with enormous…
Eroding cliff bluffs adjacent to Elson Lagoon near Utqiagvik, Alaska. Credit: Michael Rawlins New research from UMass Amherst shines light on poorly understood processes of…
The slumbering giant galaxy at the center of this image is 10 billion light-years away. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, A. Newman, M. Akhshik, K. Whitaker…
3D illustration of an RNA chain. Credit: Christopher Burgstedt/Getty Images Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently unveiled their discovery of a new process…
Lead author Anna Ruth Halberstadt in Antarctica. Credit: Anna Ruth Halberstadt New research from University of Massachusetts Amherst gives clearer picture of mid-Miocene Antarctic ice…
This illustration captures the essence of the newly developed electronic microsystem. Credit: UMass Amherst A research team from the University of Massachusetts Amherst has created…
View into the interior of the Borexino detector. Credit: Borexino Collaboration Neutrinos Yield First Experimental Evidence of Catalyzed Fusion Dominant in Many Stars An international…
University of Massachusetts Amherst scientists say discovery could lead to better diagnosis of male infertility. Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have identified a…
University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers find titanium dioxide nanoparticles produce inflammation in colon. A common food additive, recently banned in France but allowed in the…
University of Maine, University of Massachusetts Amherst team bioengineering a membrane to capture COVID-19 airborne droplets. Credit: University of Maine Team’s inspiration comes from nature…
Myosin with azoTP and ATP in its active site. Credit: UMass Amherst/Debold lab Synthesizing an alternative fuel for muscle could lead to medical advances. A…
Global team develops open-source N95 respirator. Credit: UMass Amherst UMass Amherst lab produces 3D prototype pieces for Holyoke design consultancy. In one of the latest…
Protein nanowires (light green) harvested from Geobacter (background) are sandwiched between electrodes (gold) to form bioelectronic sensor for detection of biomolecules (red). Credit: UMass Amherst/Yao…
A graphic depiction of protein nanowires (green) harvested from microbe Geobacter (orange) facilitate the electronic memristor device (silver) to function with biological voltages, emulating the…
Study from international team of researchers, including University of Massachusetts Amherst biologist John Rowan, shows introduced species can restore a lost world. When cocaine kingpin…