This research will help identify the precise interactions between millions of nerve cells and alterations in these interactions that may be responsible for brain disorders.

Study shows that mussels that typically colonize a restored oyster reef can more than double its overall filtration capacity.

Most cross-species mating is merely unsuccessful in producing offspring. However, when researchers mated worms of different species, they saw devastating consequences for the female worms.

Smaller Body Size Is One of the Fastest Environmental Changes Ever Seen, UMD-led Research Team Says

Not-so-horrid native snake keeps Lyme disease in check, a UMD team finds. Photo: Ed Kabay

A discovery by a University of Maryland-led research team offers hope for treating serious visual problems that are permanent unless corrected in early childhood. Illustration: Loretta Kuo