In The News: College of Sciences
There are at least 20 solid forms of ice known to us. Recently, UNLV scientists have discovered a new form of ice, redefining the properties of water at high pressures.
Findings could have implications for our understanding of distant, water-rich planets.
Findings could have implications for our understanding of distant, water-rich planets.
A correlation between the observed frequencies and polarizations of the energetic radio pulses suggests the bursts originate in active regions such as magnetars in binary systems.
Watch out giant hornets, your next mating could be your last.
Don’t let viruses and bacteria spread or make your family sick.
UNLV student Citlally Lopez is breaking barriers and making waves in the world of science.
An inspiring story for new generations.
When people think of Pfizer, their minds tend to go straight to COVID-19 vaccines. But in a lab tucked deep within UNLV’s chemistry building, there’s a student researcher working with the company to cure the world of another debilitating illness — cancer.
Detected in the galaxy M81, which is about 12 million light years from Earth, baffles astronomers
About 100 years ago, on Thursday, Jan. 26, 1922, at 10 a.m., eight members of the Colorado River Commission gathered for the first time at the offices of the U.S. Department of Commerce in Washington, D.C. Over the next 11 months, they negotiated the details of the Colorado River Compact signed on Nov. 24, 1922. (Herbert) Hoover, then secretary of commerce, stated: “It is hoped that such an agreement … will prevent endless litigation which will inevitably arise in the conflict of states’ rights.”