World Bacow sits down with lawmakers Harvard president airs University’s concerns on immigration policy, visas
World Simmer nears boil in Hong Kong Harvard China expert examines what’s behind the protests and the deep divisions that darken the likelihood of a peaceful takeover
Health It takes a community to make compost Arnold Arboretum partners with local businesses to turn trash to dark-brown gold
Health Treating runaway health costs Study finds that a long-term trial of a capped-payment system encouraged preventative care and discouraged unnecessary spending
A new spin on an old question DNA helicopters offer insight into how biological machines power living things DateJuly 19, 2019July 19, 2019
A way to make Mars habitable Silica aerogel could warm its surface the way greenhouse gases trap Earth’s heat DateJuly 19, 2019July 19, 2019
Harvard reflects on Apollo 11 and Neil Armstrong’s moon walk Trio of astronomers discuss a giant leap for a man, 50 years later DateJuly 18, 2019July 20, 2019
Solving a statistical nightmare Correcting historic sea surface temperature measurements reveals a simpler pattern of ocean warming DateJuly 17, 2019July 19, 2019
Are we alone in the universe? Harvard astronomer Laura Kreidberg spends her days looking at extrasolar planets trying to answer the question DateJuly 16, 2019July 16, 2019
Plague genomes show extent, diversity of massive Roman-era pandemic Interdisciplinary collaboration between Max Planck, Harvard researchers bears fruit DateJuly 12, 2019July 15, 2019
A product idea with legs Researchers: Deeper understanding of the peacock spider’s anti-reflective black surface may yield new applications DateJuly 10, 2019July 11, 2019
Spreading seeds of life Study suggests asteroids and other objects might play key role DateJuly 8, 2019July 9, 2019
Soft robots for all The first soft ring oscillator gets plushy robots to roll, undulate, sort, meter liquids, and swallow DateJuly 8, 2019July 9, 2019
Polarizing apposite Portable camera that sees light vibrate could be used in machine vision, autonomous vehicles, security, atmospheric chemistry, and more DateJuly 8, 2019July 9, 2019
So you think he can dance? A study of YouTube star Snowball the cockatoo suggests humans may not be the only ones who can groove to a beat DateJuly 8, 2019July 9, 2019
Single letter speaks volumes Optimized gene-editing system halts hearing loss in mice with hereditary deafness DateJuly 3, 2019July 9, 2019
Combing out a tangled problem A new technique speeds creation of nanowire devices, boosting research into what’s happening inside cells DateJuly 2, 2019July 3, 2019
Oceans away New NASA-funded program to study water worlds, environments to understand limits of life as part of the search for life on other planets DateJuly 1, 2019July 3, 2019
Speeding up single-cell genomics research Improved technique scales up research into how genes are controlled DateJune 27, 2019June 28, 2019
The Robobee flies solo Cutting the power cord for the first untethered flight DateJune 26, 2019July 3, 2019
Leave those calluses alone A groundbreaking researcher in running turns his attention to walking, with and without shoes DateJune 26, 2019July 3, 2019
Blood-brain barrier chip performs human-like drug and antibody transport Model offers new tool for drug development DateJune 21, 2019July 3, 2019
The little robot that could Root Robotics acquired by iRobot to bring coding education to classrooms worldwide DateJune 20, 2019July 3, 2019
The science of the artificial Researchers propose a new field of study to explore how intelligent machines behave as independent agents DateJune 7, 2019
Beyond the cloud With molecular data storage, cat videos could outlast us all DateJune 6, 2019July 9, 2019
No laughing matter The warming Arctic permafrost may be releasing more nitrous oxide, a potent greenhouse gas, than previously thought DateJune 6, 2019July 9, 2019
Forward thinking Reproducible, miniature 3D models of human brain tissue open new frontiers in neuroscience DateJune 5, 2019July 9, 2019
Editing genes at the source Breakthrough research shows that stem cell genes can be edited in living systems DateJune 4, 2019June 6, 2019
A new vision for neuroscience Live recordings of neural electricity could revolutionize how we see the brain DateMay 24, 2019July 9, 2019
Researcher connects the dots in fin-to-limb evolution When tetrapods stepped out of the sea, limb structures simplified and musculature became complex to handle gravity DateMay 21, 2019July 9, 2019
Learning why cancer drugs work (or don’t) Researcher Brian Liau and his team combine CRISPR gene-editing technology with chemical profiling to tease out acute myeloid leukemia mechanisms DateMay 6, 2019July 9, 2019
The evolution of flightless birds Study explores the genetics behind how they developed DateMay 6, 2019May 6, 2019
Easy on the eyes Artificial intelligence reveals what neurons in the visual cortex prefer to look at DateMay 2, 2019July 9, 2019
