Tag: Bioluminescence

  • Nation & World

    Woody Hastings, 87

    J. Woodland “Woody” Hastings, the Paul C. Mangelsdorf Professor of Natural Sciences Emeritus in Harvard’s Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, passed away on Wednesday, according to his family. He was 87.

    3 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Chemist Thérèse Wilson dies at 88

    Thérèse Wilson, a chemist at Harvard for more than five decades and an expert in chemiluminescence and bioluminescence, died peacefully in Cambridge on April 28.

    3 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Deep glow

    Dancers and scholars explored the art and science of bioluminescence during “Living Light” July 31 at the Science Center.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    A possible aid for navigators

    John Huth, the creator of the popular “Primitive Navigation” course, spent most of last summer investigating a mysterious phenomenon called “underwater lightning,” which some say can be used as a navigational tool.

    5 minutes