It's 9 p.m. on a rural mountain highway when a 750-pound elk steps onto the road, its silhouette hidden from an oncoming driver by a curve in the terrain. Suddenly, a roadside sign illuminates: ...

Declining Colorado River flows and falling water levels at Lake Powell and Lake Mead are highly visible signs of the Southwestern megadrought. Unseen below ground, groundwater reserves in the Colorado ...

Students in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences can spend the day immersed in workplaces and learning from alumni ...

Tom Ewing explains more about determining the cause of disease outbreaks, Russia’s ties to this research, and how COVID-19 ...

Scientists have long known that being obese increases the risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease. What remains unclear is how that risk develops in the brain. Virginia Tech neuroscientist Timothy ...

The adage “practice makes perfect” may not always ring true, but research from the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute provides new evidence that practice does make teen driving safer. Published in ...

Virginia Tech researchers are helping lead a new state initiative that tackles one of the Chesapeake Bay’s most persistent environmental challenges: nutrient pollution from nonpoint sources. “Rather ...

Women are twice as likely as men to develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) — and new research may offer a biological clue as to why. A Virginia Tech study found that the female brain forms fear ...

Virginia Tech experts are available to discuss top news stories—including how redistricting efforts could ultimately influence the midterm elections, the stakes in Israel’s upcoming elections, how the ...

In collaboration with the Regional Center for Animal Care and Protection in Roanoke, students and researchers help dogs find forever homes. A world of scents and sounds abounds, hopefully a temporary ...

Millions of dogs enter U.S. animal shelters each year, and while many eventually find new homes, the experience can be deeply stressful. Loud kennels, erratic routines, and isolation all take a toll ...

Is there someone you know who goes above and beyond to support their community? Or whose curiosity brings a new perspective to their field of research? Is there someone whose internal compass inspires ...