U-M professor Ricky Rood, an expert in world and regional climate issues, calls Pakistan’s catastrophic flooding “a case study of climate disaster.”

Video: What are the connections between happiness, creativity and resilience? How do you overcome obstacles to build a satisfying life? U-M psychology professor Christopher Peterson has some deceptively simple — but not necessarily easy — answers.

The story of the construction of the Big House, Michigan Stadium.

Hypervelocity stars, discovered about five years ago, are the fastest stars ever observed. They are escaping the galaxy at beyond what was thought to be its stellar speed limit. A U-M study has identified the source of their astounding speed: the black hole at the center of the Milky Way, which acts as a gravitational slingshot, blasting stars right out of the galaxy at 1.8 million miles per hour.

It’s unavoidable: breakdowns in brain connections slow down our physical response times as we age, a new U-M study suggests.

In a remarkable study of animal behavior, U-M researchers have found that a given wasp’s facial markings serve as a sort of karate belt, giving a clue to its fighting ability. Even more interesting, wasps “punish” other wasps that are actually stronger or weaker than their markings suggest. “White belt” wasps who pretend to be black belts are asking to get picked on.

BPA is a common chemical (more than 6 billion pounds of it are produced annually) that’s stirred controversy in the media over its safety. Now, in one of the first human studies of its kind, researchers have found that urinary concentrations of BPA may be related to decreased sperm quality and sperm concentration. The findings are preliminary but point to the need for more study.

Economic news; stem cells; childhood obesity; the North Campus Research Complex’s new residents; inspiration from teachers, researchers and Brock Mealer; the origins of ‘Jumping the Shark’ and more.

Producers from Funny or Die came to this year’s Champions for Children’s Hearts celebrity golf fundraiser, organized by former U-M football players Brian Griese, Steve Hutchinson and Charles Woodson, to learn what sets a Wolverine apart.