Study: New Zealand blue whale distribution patterns tied to ocean conditions, prey availability
Oregon State University researchers who recently discovered a population of blue whales in New Zealand are learning more about the links between the whales, their prey and ocean conditions that are changing as the...
Study: Summer forage capabilities of tepary bean and guar in the southern great plains
Perennial warm-season grasses do not provide high-quality forage during mid to late-summer, which limits yearling stocker cattle from maintaining high rates of growth in the Southern Great Plains. This shortage has resulted in a...
Study: Bumblebees speed up flowering
Spring has sprung earlier than ever before this year, accompanied by temperatures more typical of early summertime. Many plants were already in full bloom by mid-?April, about three to four weeks earlier than normal....
Study: ALMA spots twinkling heart of milky way
Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) found quasi-periodic flickers in millimeter-waves from the center of the Milky Way, Sagittarius (Sgr) A*. The team interpreted these blinks to be due to the rotation...
Study: Genetic origins of hybrid dysfunction
In a small pool nestled between two waterfalls in Hidalgo, Mexico, lives a population of hybrid fish - the result of many generations of interbreeding between highland and sheepshead swordtails. The lab of Molly...
Study: Fossilized footprints suggest ancient humans divided labor
The largest collection of footprints from the human fossil record in Africa is described in Scientific Reports this week. The findings, which further our understanding of human life during the Late Pleistocene period (126,000...
Scientists find protein that helps cancer cells to survive
In a new study, researchers from the University of Copenhagen have discovered two important functions of a protein called RTEL1 during cell division. The researchers hope that the new knowledge will help to find...
Study: Breastfeeding is recommended during pandemic
Breastfeeding sets babies up for good health across the lifespan. However, the COVID-19 pandemic is causing health-care providers to change the way they support breastfeeding mothers. While many supports have been reduced or eliminated,...
Report: Online exhibition features UM students’ artwork
A School of Art third-year photo projects class has launched an online exhibition of all-new photographic artwork about the COVID-19 pandemic.
An Isolated Moment at PLATFORM Gallery features work from several UM students.
“The students worked...
Scientists establish new timeline for ancient magnetic field on Mars
Mars had a global magnetic field much earlier—and much later—in the planet’s history than scientists have previously known.
A planet’s global magnetic field arises from what scientists call a dynamo: a flow of molten metal...