The Reach of “Forever” Chemicals: Transport by Air, Water, and Soil
The impact areas of harmful "forever" chemicals continue to grow as scientist discover that environmental factors are helping to spread pollution.
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Looking to the Future: Creating an Artificial Eye
Engineers have built an artificial eye inspired by the design of biological eyes which can harness the many valuable characteristics of the human eye for image-sensing. It’s possible that it may even surpass the human eye in performance.
'Jurassic Park' was wrong: Study suggests raptors didn't hunt in packs
A new study comparing Velociraptors and their modern counterparts, Komodo dragons and crocodiles, concludes that raptors were unlikely to be social, pack-hunters, in contradiction to their popularized portrayal in the ‘Jurassic Park’ movies.
Ketogenic Diets Alter Gut Microbiome and Potentially Reduce Inflammation
Ketones may be the key ingredient to reaping the anti-inflammatory benefits of extreme low-carb low-sugar diets, like the popular ketogenic diet.
Cold War Nuclear Bomb Tests Affected Rain Thousands of Miles Away
Researchers at the University of Reading discovered that nuclear bomb tests in the 1950-1960s affected rain patterns thousands of miles away.
Unmasking the Facts
Catherine (Xiaoxiao) Ding is a second-year Applied Math Ph.D. student in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard University, where she is studying programmable materials.
Daniel Utter is a 5th year Ph.D. student in Organismic and…
CRISPR and Droplets offer a new way forward in viral diagnostics?
Pregnancy test but for viruses? Mini droplet-based diagnostics tests combined with CRISPR may offer a way forward for fast, mass-testing of not just SARS-CoV-2, but hundreds of other viruses as the same time.
Insights from the Past: Lampreys give teeth to theories of vertebrate immune system evolution
by Aleks Prochera
figures by Jovana Andrejevic
Imagine wading through the fresh waters of the Paleozoic era over 300 million years ago. You bump into various ancient marine creatures from fishes adorned with horseshoe-shaped…
Harvard Underwater
by Jenna Lang
figures by Hannah Zucker
At some point during my lifetime, Harvard’s campus will flood. The waters of Boston Harbor will rush around the Charles River dam and surge onto the Harvard Business School campus on one side of the…
Living Nightlights: Advances in creating glow-in-the-dark plants.
Could our streets be illuminated by the trees themselves someday? With the help of a mushroom, researchers make a breakthrough in engineering glow-in-the-dark plants. So, maybe someday is sooner than we think. Learn more about the science behind…