Arts Befriending ‘Clarissa’ during lockdown Very long, even for academic book club, but themes of morality, isolation resonated
Health The positive effects of optimism Study finds a host of health benefits accompany an optimistic attitude
Health Let there be light Study led by Mass General suggests light therapy is safe and may help patients with moderate brain injury
Mystery of the missing molecules Researchers crack case by trapping ultracold molecules in mid-chemical reaction Science| DateJuly 22, 2020
Making a place for herself Mahlet Shiferaw loved astronomy and physics, but had to overcome feeling like an outsider in fields that draw few women and fewer African Americans Campus| DateJune 9, 2020June 4, 2020
In a photo of a black hole, a possible key to mysteries So little is known about them and the image hints at a path to a higher-resolution image and more and better data Science| DateApril 17, 2020April 22, 2020
Getting the brain’s attention New technology helps dissect how it ignores or acts on information Science| DateFebruary 7, 2020
Translating black holes to the public — in 25 languages Astrophysicist postdoc works to make arcane science understandable Science| DateJanuary 28, 2020January 30, 2020
Run, Jenny, run! A Harvard physics professor spends a sabbatical trying to break the record for fastest trans-America run World| DateJanuary 16, 2020January 23, 2020
The giant in our stars Interconnected stellar nurseries form the largest gaseous structure ever observed in the Milky Way galaxy Science| DateJanuary 7, 2020January 8, 2020
Catching lightning in a bottle Researchers in an ultracold environment get a first look at exactly what happens during a chemical reaction Science| DateDecember 20, 2019
A platform for stable quantum computing, a playground for exotic physics Recent research settles a long-standing debate Science| DateDecember 5, 2019December 6, 2019
New laser paves way for better imaging, communications Terahertz frequency device opens large, underused region of electromagnetic spectrum Science| DateNovember 15, 2019November 15, 2019
Physics, real and fictional Study explores how humans’ sense of ‘intuitive physics’ leaves fingerprints on fictional worlds Science| DateNovember 14, 2019November 15, 2019
Survival of the fittest takes a hit Using yeast as the vehicle, researchers watch evolution deviate from what we thought we knew Science| DateNovember 13, 2019November 12, 2019
Riding the quantum computing ‘wave’ Harvard Quantum Initiative Co-Director Lukin on ‘quantum supremacy’ and Google’s announcement of its achievement Science| DateOctober 29, 2019October 31, 2019
Unhidden figures Conference encourages women of color to pursue doctorates in physics Science| DateOctober 7, 2019October 30, 2019
Life on the ice Harvard researchers recount working and living at one of the most remote places on Earth: The South Pole Science| DateSeptember 11, 2019September 18, 2019
A ‘Goldilocks zone’ for planet size Research redefines lower limit for planet size habitability Science| DateSeptember 10, 2019September 10, 2019
Black hole project nets Breakthrough Prize Image of ‘last photon orbit’ opens new doors to research on the cosmos News| DateSeptember 5, 2019October 9, 2019
Lessons in learning Study shows students in ‘active learning’ classrooms learn more than they think Science| DateSeptember 4, 2019September 5, 2019
Astrophysics researcher given access to world’s fastest supercomputer News +| DateAugust 28, 2019October 2, 2019
How the moon came to be Graduate student gets her hands on lunar samples to learn how the gleaming orb was formed Science| DateAugust 20, 2019September 3, 2019
Funding promising scientists Dvorkin, Idreos receive Early Career Research funding from Department of Energy News| DateAugust 5, 2019October 9, 2019
A way to make Mars habitable Silica aerogel could warm its surface the way greenhouse gases trap Earth’s heat Science| DateJuly 19, 2019July 19, 2019
Spreading seeds of life Study suggests asteroids and other objects might play key role Science| DateJuly 8, 2019July 9, 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 Science| DateJuly 1, 2019July 3, 2019
A new vision for neuroscience Live recordings of neural electricity could revolutionize how we see the brain Science| DateMay 24, 2019July 9, 2019
Ultra-high-speed Wi-Fi breakthrough For the first time, researchers transmit sound data via a semiconductor laser Science| DateApril 25, 2019July 9, 2019
Containing the sun In the quest for clean, limitless energy through nuclear fusion, scientists use ‘deep learning’ AI to predict destructive disruptions Science| DateApril 22, 2019April 26, 2019
Before the Big Bang Study outlines new proposal for probing the primordial universe Science| DateApril 18, 2019April 26, 2019
Seeing brain activity in ‘almost real time’ New technique tracks brain function 60 times faster than traditional fMRI Health| DateApril 17, 2019July 9, 2019
