Research Findings

Adopting your partner’s perspective may reduce your temptation to cheat, according to research by Gurit Birnbaum at Reichman University in Israel and Rochester’s Harry Reis.

Scholar Anna Rosensweig explains how early modern resistance theory is inspiring far-right individuals to defy local, state, and federal laws.

A popular science fiction idea in TV shows like Amazon’s The Expanse, Rochester scientists are using physics and engineering principles to show how asteroids could be future viable space habitats.

First-of-its-kind experimental evidence defies conventional theories about how plasmas emit or absorb radiation.

Musicologist Cory Hunter identifies a notable contemporary shift in the century-old musical form.

English professor Bette London explores the evolution and continued resonance of remembrance rituals in post-World War I Britain in a new book.

Rochester researchers see applications in LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging), atomic physics, and augmented and virtual reality.

New research shows reservoirs of ocean methane in mid-latitude regions will not be released to the atmosphere under warming conditions.

Researchers have provided a more accurate simulation of the impact that formed Earth’s largest crater two billion years ago.

For the first time, University researchers have quantified the energy of ocean currents larger than 1,000 kilometers.