Harvard faculty recognized by the National Academy of Sciences
Physical Sciences
New space ‘archaeology’ uncovers billions of years of galactic history
Harvard astrophysicists developed a new method of “chemical archaeology” to reconstruct the history of distant galaxies by mapping the distribution of oxygen.
The geological roots of life on Earth
Andrew Knoll previews his new book on the 4-billion-year “conversation” between Earth and life — and recent interruptions by humans
Class curiosity spouts river thesis
Can a river be a living entity? Harvard College senior Hassan Looky, a joint concentrator in anthropology and history, is asking this very question as he focuses his thesis on the rights of the Yarra River (Birrarung) in Melbourne, Australia.