Explorations

Using sensors in the Arctic, a professor hoped to visually depict the ice melting for an audience a continent away—until climate change itself disrupted his…

by Chris Carroll | Illustration by Margaret Hall Filling the Sahara, the Earth’s largest hot desert, with wind and solar electricity generation farms…

by Chris Carroll | Illustration by Kelsey Marotta Research by Maryland microbiologist Rita Colwell is enabling a new international aid effort to predict…

Researchers Explore Survival After Amphibian Apocalypse by Chris Carroll | Photo courtesy of Grace DiRenzo Following the paths that biology Professor Karen…

By Lauren Brown Students in the Philip Merrill College of Journalism published a 10-part investigative report detailing widespread problems in the Baltimore…

UMD App Aims to Tame Traffic for All by Chris Carroll | Illustration by B Creative Group While millions of commuters face rush hour battles armed with…

Wildlife Researchers Aim to Take Back Territory from Lyme-bearing Ticks by Chris Carroll | Photos by Stephanie S. Cordle Welcome to tick heaven. It’s…

Former U.S. Education Secretary Advocates Equity in Schools by Chris Carroll | Photo by Mike Morgan John B. King Jr.’s life could have taken a very…

Professor Creates New Apple Variety by Sala Levin ’10 | PHOTO BY Edwin Remsberg; PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY GABRIELA HERNANDEZ For nearly 30 years, Christopher…