Why Are Fish Getting Smaller as Waters Warm?
A team of scientists led by the UMass Amherst recently found that there is no physiological evidence supporting a leading theory as to why fish are shrinking.
Research Led by CNS Finds Culling Sharks Not the Answer to Lost Tarpon Catches
Researchers quantified the rate at which great hammerhead sharks are eating Atlantic tarpon hooked by anglers at Bahia Honda, Florida.
CNS Astronomer Helps Find Proof of a Persistent Black Hole Shadow
Gopal Narayanan and the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) Collaboration recently released new images of M87*.
CNS Faculty Members Boutt, Woodruff, and DeConto Named to Mass. Climate Science Advisory Panel
David Boutt, Jon Woodruff, and Robert DeConto will be offering expertise in snowfall, sea-level rise, water cycling, and coastal sediment movement.
UMass Amherst Scientists Discover Southern Africa’s Temps Will Rise Past Rhinos’ Tolerance
A research team from the College of Natural Sciences has shared findings on rhino's heat tolerance in the journal Biodiversity.
New Doc Highlights UMass's Work on JWST's Imaging of 'Pandora’s Cluster'
"Deep Sky," a documentary about the sights captured by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), opened at the Boston Museum of Science's IMAX dome screen.
Astronomy Graduate Student Amanda Lee Contributes to Research on Star Formation
Lee is part of a team of astronomers tackling a persistent question: where do stars come from, and how/why do stars form at the far edges of galaxies?
CNS and Texas A&M Find That Bacteria-killing Polymers Avoid Resistance to Antibiotics
The team evaluated their polymers against antibiotic-resistant E. coli bacteria and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
CNS Researchers Are Remodeling the Immune System to Fight Tuberculosis
Researchers found that prior exposure to a genus of bacteria called Mycobacterium seems to remodel the first-line defenders in the body’s immune system.
UMass Amherst Clean Energy Extension to Host Public Solar Forum
UMass Amherst's Clean Energy Extension will host a public solar forum focused on the opportunities and challenges of solar development in Western Massachusetts.
'The Washington Post' Discusses Water Bottles with R. Thomas Zoeller
Zoeller recommends glass or unlined aluminum or steel bottles, which are unlikely to leach chemicals into water.