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As the U.S. Congress considers immigration reform, immigrants continue to move to new areas of the country, raising national awareness of the issue.

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It was once thought that only humans gestured to direct another person's attention, but such "referential" gesturing was recently observed in wild chimpanzees.

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Could global warming be contributing to the resurgence of malaria in the East African Highlands?

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Despite a weak fourth quarter, the U.S. economy turned in a solid performance last year and will continue its steady growth over the next two years, according to a new University of Michigan economic forecast.

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The University of Michigan is launching what is believed to be the most comprehensive university-based Spanish language news service in the United States.

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Ronald Woodard's team set out looking for a way to kill a stubborn type of bacteria and they succeeded---but not in the way he expected.

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Tax policy may moderate workaholism, just as cigarette excise taxes can curtail smoking, says a University of Michigan economist.

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The future of drug design lies in finding ways to target a drug specifically to a diseased cell, or even a molecule within that cell, while leaving healthy cells and molecules unharmed.

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Women who exhibit signs of stress are three times more likely to miscarry during the first three weeks of the pregnancy, a recent study of a small population of women found.

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Humans and chimps share most of their genes, yet they differ dramatically in many ways---their walk, the sizes of their brains and their capacities for speech and language, for example.

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More than three-quarters of Iraqis support a democratic political system but they are divided on the role Islam should play in their country's government, according to a University of Michigan study.

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A University of Michigan project to bridge the gender gap in science and engineering has been so successful that officials have decided to make it permanent with funding commitments approved through at least 2011.

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Glaciers, rivers and shifting tectonic plates have shaped mountains over millions of years, but earth scientists have struggled to understand the relative roles of these forces and the rates at which they work.

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Block M Records is the University of Michigan's new recording label that makes performances available to anyone worldwide, primarily through Internet streaming or fee-for-download.

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Since the Industrial Revolution, levels of carbon dioxide have been on the rise, prompting scientists to search for ways of counteracting the trend. One of the main strategies is removing carbon dioxide from the flue exhaust of power plants, using porous materials that take up the gas as it travels up the flue.

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The death of a child. Divorce. An assault. Loss of a job. These and other highly stressful events can take a toll on physical health and mortality many years later.

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A new study by University of Michigan researchers suggests working in loud places can raise blood pressure levels.

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Using building blocks that make up ordinary plastics, but putting them together in a whole new way, University of Michigan researchers have created a class of lightweight, rigid polymers they predict will be useful for storing hydrogen fuel.

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The U.S. economy will add nearly four million new jobs through 2007, say University of Michigan economists.

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When the going gets tough, older adults' brains get going, according to new research by a University of Michigan professor studying how key regions of the brain click on when needed.