Science & Tech
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A small slice of time
An NSF project builds a special camera to shoot the night sky, light up dark matter, and map the Milky Way
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Real reason ACL injury rate is higher for women athletes
Study finds flaw in key sports science metric
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Can people change?
One thing is certain in the new year — we’ll evolve, with or without resolutions. In podcast, experts consider our responsibility.
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A common sense, win-win idea — and both right, left agree
Poll measures support for revenue-sharing plan on renewable energy that helps states, localities, and environment
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Climate change experts see dark clouds ahead
Salata Institute panelists predict legal, regulatory setbacks and areas of hope as Trump administration prepares to take over
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Ever wonder why your dog does this?
Study decodes neural mechanism that causes hairy mammals to shake their fur when wet
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Tantalizing transit
Signs of a planet transiting a star outside of the Milky Way galaxy may have been detected for the first time.
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How asteroid, comet strikes may have delayed evolution of atmosphere
Collisions more common than thought and hampered growth of oxygen on planet, Harvard professor’s team finds.
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Bad for 100-million-year-old crab, but good for scientists
Javier Luque’s first thought while looking at the 100-million-year-old piece of amber wasn’t whether the crustacean trapped inside could help fill a crucial gap in crab evolution. He just kind…
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Are Google and smartphones degrading our memories?
It’s been 20 years since Daniel Schacter first published his groundbreaking book on memory errors. In a recent talk he discussed some of those new findings, including how technology is helping and hurting.
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New gene-transport system gets more drugs to sick muscles
A newly engineered gene-delivery system has the potential to make gene therapy for muscle diseases both safer and more effective for patients.
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More climate research, teaching to make greater impact
The new vice provost for climate and sustainability talks about upcoming efforts to boost Harvard’s response to challenges presented by climate change.
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Brewery fit for a king
The remains of a 5000-year-old brewery found in the ancient Egyptian city of Abydos are providing insights into the relationship between large-scale beer production and the development of kingship in Egypt.
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No one outruns death, but hunter-gatherers come closest
Our sedentary tendencies may be robbing us of a key benefit of physical activity.
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Future sound of a Beatles playlist: drip, drip, drip
In a new paper, Harvard chemists describe a data-storage method that uses mixtures of seven fluorescent dyes to save files.
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Massage helps injured muscles heal faster and stronger
Using a controlled massage system, researchers found that treatment led to greater repair and strength recovery in mice.
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Deploying AI against colon cancer
Harvard-led research signals life-saving potential for artificial intelligence in fight against colon cancer.
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Biological triggers for infant abuse
Harvard team discovers neural circuits underlying aggressive behavior of adult mice toward young ones.
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Melting of polar ice shifting Earth itself, not just sea levels
Research by new Harvard Ph.D. finds warping of planet’s crust, with far-reaching effects.
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How a hormone affects society
The hormone testosterone provides a backdrop for male aggression and violence, both in nature and in society, argues a Harvard human evolutionary biologist.
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Like hitting a bullseye with closed eyes
Recently NASA updated its forecast of the chances that the asteroid Bennu will hit Earth in the next 300 years. Harvard statisticians put it into perspective.
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Knowing a big deal when you see it
The fossil was found to belong to a previously unknown species of a lizard-like reptile, representing the earliest evolving member of a lineage that today includes all lizards, snakes, and their closest relatives.
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Climate scientist on UN report: Just as bad as we expected
Peter Huybers, a professor of Earth and planetary sciences, explains the recently released UN report on climate change and the harrowing details contained within it.
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Dan Barouch and the birth of the J&J COVID vaccine
Dan Barouch, Harvard Medical School professor and head of Beth Israel Deaconess’ Center for Virology and Vaccine Research, was awarded Harvard’s George Ledlie Prize for work that culminated in one of three vaccines against COVID-19 approved for use in the U.S.
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Living proof
A study by Harvard researchers demonstrates that jumping spiders can distinguish living from nonliving objects based on their movement.
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Mark I, rebooted
After a yearlong delay, the landmark Harvard IBM Mark I Automatic Calculator shifts residences to its new Science and Engineering Complex in Allston.
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What exactly is a ‘fire tornado’?
What is a fire tornado? Harvard’s Loretta Mickley sheds some light.
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Taking a step toward discovering the cause of joint disease
A Harvard study could lead to potential therapeutics for one of the most prominent ailments of the elderly and one of the most prominent musculoskeletal defects in newborns.
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New imaging technique may boost biology and neuroscience research
Dushan N. Wadduwage has detailed a new technique that would create high-quality, deep-tissue imaging of living subjects in a timely fashion.
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Harvard-led physicists take big step in race to quantum computing
A Harvard-led team has created a 256-qubit programmable quantum simulator that represents the cutting edge in the world-wide quantum race.
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Harvard-led researchers document quantum melting of Wigner crystals
In 1934, physicist Eugene Wigner made a theoretical prediction that suggested how a metal that normally conducts electricity could turn into a nonconducting insulator when the density of electrons is reduced. Now a team of Harvard physicists has finally experimentally documented this transition.
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Face mask can help diagnose COVID-19
A team of researchers from the Wyss Institute has found a way to embed synthetic biology reactions into fabrics, creating wearable biosensors that can be customized to detect pathogens and toxins and alert the wearer.
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New gene-editing technique shows promise against sickle cell disease
Scientists at Harvard and the Broad Institute have demonstrated that it is possible to treat sickle cell disease in mice using a new gene-editing technique.
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Humanizing technology
Public Interest Technology Lab brings together experts from across Harvard to pursue technologies that serve the interests of the public.
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New wrinkle in tale of wolf-to-dog evolution
Study on the classic Russian farm-fox experiment raises questions about leading theories on the brains of domesticated animals.
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Electrodes that flow to fit the body
Scientists from Harvard’s Wyss Institute and John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) created flexible, metal-free electrode arrays that conform to the body’s shapes.