“We didn’t understand what mechanism might create a magnetic field, and even if it happened, we didn’t understand why the magnetic field is still there,” says U-M’s Paul Drake. “It has been a very enduring mystery.” But now it seems to have been solved.

Study: Even though narcissists have grandiose self-perceptions, they also have fragile views of themselves, and often resort to aggression when their sense of superiority is threatened,

A U-M study shows that kids + TV – supervision = unhealthy snacking.

What do U-M profs, technology start – ups, and brain probes have in common?

A fascinating new invention could make it possible to use living insects, equipped with tiny battery packs and electronics, to enter hazardous environments and send back data and even video safely to first responders.

Under the cold clear waters of Lake Huron, U-M researchers have found a five-and-a-half foot-long, pole-shaped piece of wood that is 8,900 years old. It seems to have been carved by humans, and carried across a land bridge that no longer exists. The simple object may provide clues to long-enduring mysteries about Great Lakes history.

The physicists directly observed, for the first time, light particles that flicker in and out of existence in the vacuum of space. They witnessed the long-predicted quantum mechanical phenomenon known as the dynamical Casimir effect. “One of the profound consequences of quantum mechanics is that we know that something can come from nothing,” said U-M’s Franco Nori.

It’s said that water covers 70% of the earth, and former U-M cornerback Charles Woodson covers the rest. Now Woodson’s presence is even stronger in the halls of U-M’s Mott Children’s Hospital: he can appear on your iPad or iPhone in 3-D when you point it at a special jersey hanging on the wall.

Study: They’ve been stereotyped as a bunch of insecure, angst-ridden, underachievers. But most members of Generation X are leading active, balanced, and happy lives.