Research reveals octopuses as sensitive, long-distance lovers
Study discovers how species uses “taste by touch” sensory system to feel out potential mates
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At Rowland Institute, photosynthesis inspires quest for greener future
Viktoriia Morad, a new fellow in physics and material science, wants to build upon the lab-grown semiconductors she uses to harvest light.
Do people like how liberalism looks?
A recent event, hosted by the Public Culture Project, grappled with the political philosophy’s aesthetic appeals (or lack thereof).
Fly ball!
For more than a century, the fruit fly has been a workhorse of the biological sciences that has helped scientists to make fundamental breakthroughs in fields such as genetics and neuroscience.
Experiment asks: What helps trees resist climate change?
This April, one thousand red oaks will be planted at Harvard Farm. The species, native to New England’s northern temperate climate zone, is increasingly threatened by drought and heat.
‘Silicon Valley has seen a ghost’
To a packed audience, author of “If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies” talks real stakes of “superhuman” AI threats.
The oyster’s invisible architects
For an oyster, creating an internal environment for calcification that forms its distinctive hard shell is essential. But new Harvard research has found that these bivalves may outsource the work.
A scholarly ode to federal data
The U.S. government publishes hundreds of thousands of datasets every year. For decades, social scientists eagerly mined them, crunching the numbers to glean insights on everything from wage inequality, health outcomes, and long-term trends in standardized test scores.
Inside the very hungry brains of preschoolers
Childhood is understood as a time to learn and grow. What Christopher Kuzawa’s research shows is that learning and growing are interconnected.
For policymakers, standing behind the curtain comes with risks
More than $198 billion in green investments were enacted under former U.S. President Joe Biden. But who reaped the political rewards from a set of policies that advanced renewable energy projects and green jobs across all 50 states?
Study suggests healing skin without scarring may be possible
New findings by Harvard stem cell biologists suggest it may be possible in the future to regrow wounded skin without scarring.