By illuminating a dark period in human evolutionary history, a UNLV scientist gets his turn in the spotlight.

Our high-tech marvels demand rare earth metals and oxides. UNLV researchers are working to make extracting them less toxic and more efficient.

Research projects from 20 UNLV faculty members have been selected to receive approximately $500,000 in Faculty Opportunity Awards, university officials announced earlier this year.

UNLV has reached a licensing agreement with Abel Therapeutics, a start-up company that seeks to commercialize the discoveries of biochemistry professor Ernesto Abel-Santos.

UNLV’s advanced energy research team is changing batteries from the inside out.

Planetary neighbors can help each other sustain life, according to new research from UNLV and Harvard scientists.

UNLV-led anthropology study finds dog owners more attractive to potential mates.

UNLV paleontologists recover mammoth fossils northwest of Las Vegas.

Three UNLV scientists will present their work during an Alzheimer's research symposium Nov. 13 on campus.

Microbiology professor Penny Amy leads a formidable team in honeycomb warfare.

Why UNLV researchers bred their fruit flies to be obese — and what their work reveals about heart disease.