Research Findings

A new Rochester study upends previous assumptions about how surface winds and ocean weather patterns interact.

Precise curation was necessary to discover that the Bennu asteroid sample contains building blocks of life on Earth.

In a new study of more than 200 couples, a team of Rochester psychologists reveals the truth about honesty in answering tough relationship questions.

New research provides an updated timeline of human-Neanderthal interactions, revealing patterns in the genetic legacy of this ancient exchange.

Researchers draw inspiration from nature to create tiny, powerful microlenses for advanced image sensors.

New research with fruit flies reveals that centromeres, which are responsible for proper cell division, can rapidly reorganize over short time scales.

Every year biologist Al Uy travels by plane, boat, and foot to remote corners of the South Pacific to answer one of evolution’s biggest mysteries: How do species originate?

Scientists have developed a novel approach to human learning through noninvasive manipulation of brain activity patterns.

Psychologists have found a correlation between a person’s self-perception of power and their (un)willingness to remain faithful.

Researchers successfully tested 25 different approaches to reducing partisan animosity and support for undemocratic practices or political violence. Two proved most effective.