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In the wide open spaces of southeastern Arizona you can see for miles under endless blue skies. But a team of archeology students from the University of New Mexico is looking for the story beneath their feet at the Chiricahua and Ft. Bowie National Monuments, and the Coronado National Memorial. All three are owned and

Researchers at the University of New Mexico recently discovered an olfactory immune system in fish previously thought to be associated with terrestrial vertebrates only. The results could provide a new tool for the control of infectious diseases in ...

Seek reward, avoid punishment – it’s a simple, well-established concept of learning long-known to humans. But new research puts a spin on that concept: rewards can become less appealing and punishments more enduring if the learning took place under ...

A new paper released in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) examines long term effects of marijuana use on the brain. The results underscore the difficulty of classifying it as either helpful or damaging.

Most people would agree that technology is fascinating and has changed our lives in countless ways. But how is it affecting us as humans and what are the issues surrounding the rapid advance in technology, especially when it comes to cybersecurity? ...

The UNM College of  Education (COE) features more than 40 researchers Wednesday, Nov. 12 for its Annual IFCE Research Showcase 2014, which highlights a variety of research focused on critical health, well-being, educational issues and more from the ...

Robots have great value in a wide variety of areas, and while robots acting alone can be helpful in collecting data, ones that “talk” to each other can yield endless potential. That’s especially true when the robots are of different types.

Donatella Davanzo, a University of New Mexico graduate student, walks along some part of Route 66 in Albuquerque almost every day, photographing the buildings, the street and the fragments of history still visible along the roadside. Officially she is ...

The monthly 'Science on Tap' discussion is set for Thursday, Nov. 6 and features University of New Mexico Mechanical Engineering Professor Peter Vorobieff, to engage the audience with a discussion on “From Ripples and Spills to Supernovae.”

Open Access to scholarly research for everyone sounds like a great idea. For libraries, open access means being able to buy more scholarly journals - critical to students and faculty who want to do research. The general public also benefits by having i