Feature Stories

colorful image of marine life attached to hydrothermal vent

Beyond Earth

Researchers develop techniques to detect evidence of life on other planets
Picture of honey bees and honey comb

Summer at the Apiary

Student looks for ways to improve the health of honeybees
Ancient elephant bird bones showing five cut marks.

Old Bones

Researchers find human activity on Madagascar 6,000 years earlier than thought
Two Ibex stand on a rock formation

Rare Sighting

UMass ecologist documents rare goat species in Afghanistan
Picture of Hypothetical dark matter ring, tinted blue, in galaxy cluster Cl0024+17 (Credit: NASA)

Invisible Dark Matter

UMass Amherst students contribute to the quest for an elusive energy
Picture of Artaic's mosaic tile installation at the Ritz Carlton Coconut Grove.

Twenty-First Century Mosaics

UMass experts improve manufacturing innovation for Massachusetts company
picture of gold nanoparticle

Nanoparticles to the Rescue

UMass technology improves "shark skin" antibacterial coatings
Doctor holding sign that says "Stop Cancer."

Cancer Crusher

Engineer uses organic chemistry to develop cancer therapies
UMass professor Felipe Salles sits on stairs with his saxiphone.

New Direction for Jazz

Professor Felipe Salles receives Guggenheim Fellowship
Picture of man taking water sample from a river.

What's Old is New

UMass researchers revive '70s framework for water resources management
Picture of a plant growing in soil.

Unraveling Plant Mysteries

Researchers investigate how plants thwart efforts to boost iron uptake
Picture of lawnmower resting in a field of dandylions

Lazy Lawnmowers Help Environment

Less-frequent mowing may help suburban bees

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