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Health
Daily soft drink linked to increased risk of liver disease
Study finds women who consumed sugar-sweetened beverage daily had higher risk of developing liver cancer, chronic liver disease.
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Health
Mental health ills are rising. Do mood-tracking apps help?
Public health data specialist says they can raise patient awareness, but there are pitfalls.
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Campus & Community
Springer, Chetty win Ledlie Prize
Biologist created better, faster COVID test system; economist uses big data to uncover myths, barriers to achieving American Dream.
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Nation
How they remember ‘Tree’
Those who knew civil rights scholar, legendary public defender, and voice for equality recall his kindness, generosity, and homemade sweet-potato pie.
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Nation & World
Lessons for today’s Cold War 2.0 with Russia, China
Intelligence expert says both seek to topple U.S. from atop world stage, with Beijing’s blend of money, influence, all-hands-on-deck approach posing bigger threat.
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Health
Strong, silent, and suffering inside
Mental health experts, Indianapolis Colts owner discuss efforts to end the stigma around asking for help.
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Health
Extending lives of old mice by connecting vessels to young ones
Connecting circulatory systems allowed animals in study to live 6-9 percent longer, lowered their biological age.
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Nation
Did Trump really believe he had won?
Criminal law specialist Ronald Sullivan Jr. looks at latest indictment, examines legal challenges, surprises, political fallout — and whether trial will conclude before election
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Science & Tech
After capturing image of black hole, what’s next?
New Center for Astrophysics mission aims for closer look at photon rings and insight into nature of space and time.
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Health
Turns out lowly thymus may be saving your life
Study suggests organ plays vital role in immune health, particularly cancer prevention
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Nation
New U.S. fast-track immigration program found neither fast nor fair
Law School analysis of Dedicated Docket in Boston sees biggest problem as lack of legal representation.
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Arts & Culture
So what exactly makes Taylor Swift so great?
Experts weigh in on pop superstar’s cultural and financial impact as her tours and albums continue to break records.
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Nation
Taking second look at Sinead O’Connor
The singer’s destruction of a photo of the pope on live TV in protest over suspicions of clergy abuse damaged her career but eventually proved prophetic.
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Science & Tech
Climate change, global hunger: What to do?
Black holes, warming seas, new treatments for disease. Understanding the context — not to mention the technical jargon — can be a challenge.
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Campus & Community
Hopi Hoekstra takes office
The life sciences scholar begins her tenure as Edgerley Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
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Science & Tech
Making the immense graspable
A talk with Andrew Pontzen, author of “The Universe in a Box: Simulations and the Quest to Code the Cosmos.”
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Science & Tech
In the doghouse — at the White House
Reports surface of aggressive behavior but canine expert says there may be understandable reasons.
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Arts & Culture
How do humanities prepare students for the real world? Here are four examples.
From planning a film festival to researching arts-based sex education, students find “real-world” applications for their chosen passions.
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Arts & Culture
Everyone calls it a classic. But who’s everyone, and why am I so bored?
Scholarly wisdom for readers beating their heads against a great work of literature: Stop doing that
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Health
So why does my dog get Lyme disease vaccine, and I don’t?
Science can protect your dog, but not you. Expert explains why ’90s vaccine for humans disappeared and details efforts to develop a new one.
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Campus & Community
World Cup dreams come true for Harvard’s Hasbo
The Danish midfielder’s quest started in second grade. It was fueled by grit, speed, agility — and a lot of time on the bus.
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Work & Economy
The economy keeps getting better. Our moods? Not so much.
By nearly every metric, the U.S. economy is not only recovering, it’s thriving. So why don’t consumers feel that way?
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Nation
Closer look at ‘father of atomic bomb’
Historian Steven Shapin unwinds the complexities of J. Robert Oppenheimer as a scientist and a legend
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Arts & Culture
‘Funny … frivolous … serious’
Music and comedy meet queer and Jewish radicalism in Morgan Bassichis exhibit at the Carpenter Center.
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Health
COVID-19 came from animals. Why aren’t we working to prevent new scourge?
A new study suggests we are as vulnerable as ever to the emergence of another virus as deadly, or even more so, than COVID-19.
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Work & Economy
Turns out IRS audits of wealthy offer terrific return on investment for taxpayers
New research shows that audits, particularly of higher-income taxpayers, raise significantly more money than they cost.
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Nation
Remember opioid crisis? It’s gotten worse.
Researchers say a series of interventions appear to help with overdose deaths, but warn that they must be scaled pretty high.
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Health
Too busy for daily exercise? Study finds same benefits for ‘weekend warriors.’
Study finds similar health benefits for those who concentrate workouts 1-2 days a week.
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Science & Tech
Can you be close without sex?
Healthy intimate relationships vary but share one key feature, says psychologist
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Nation & World
Takeaway from summit: NATO is back
Former U.S. envoy to alliance notes addition of Finland, with Sweden close behind, Ukraine on expedited path, renewed unity in face of Russian aggression.
