Reconstructing vertebrates rise from the water to land

Harvard scientists reconstruct evolution of limb-based motion in early tetrapods.

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When ice sheets melt, it’s a seesaw effect

Ice sheets thousands of kilometers apart influence each other through sea level changes.

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Center to advance predictive simulation research established at MIT Schwarzman College of Computing

MIT is among nine universities selected as part of a program sponsored by the DoE to support science-based modeling and simulation and exascale computing technologies.

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Taking the pulse of local politics

Asya Magazinnik finds disparate implementation of national policies in jurisdictions across the United States.

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Report outlines route toward better jobs, wider prosperity

MIT Task Force on the Work of the Future identifies ways to align new technologies with durable careers.

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Mini-satellite maker

With her students, aerospace engineer Kerri Cahoy is developing small, affordable “CubeSats” to monitor weather and search for exoplanets.

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Harvard alumna and researchers ID gene critical to floral nectar spurs

Researchers discover gene controlling nectar spur development, opening door for insights into evolution.

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Harvard physicist works to understand dark matter

Harvard scientist Cora Dvorkin works to understand nature of dark matter.

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Feeling stressed about the election? It’s not your imagination

Feeling stressed about the election? It’s not your imagination, Harvard psychologists say, offering ways to help.

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Octopus’ suction cups hold its taste and touch sensors

Harvard researchers uncover novel family of sensors in octopuses.

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