New tool finds PFAS compounds on Cape Cod
New tool finds and fingerprints previously undetected PFAS compounds in watersheds on Cape Cod.
March 5, 2021 • ~8 min
Clever cuttlefish show advanced self-control, like chimps and crows
A marine version of the Stanford marshmallow experiment helped show cuttlefish can delay gratification.
March 3, 2021 • ~7 min
Sign language for quantum science being developed at Harvard
Harvard’s Center for Integrated Quantum Materials and The Learning Center for the Deaf are working together to develop American Sign Language modules on quantum science topics for undergraduate students with the aim of increasing STEM opportunities for deaf and hard-of-hearing students.
March 2, 2021 • ~7 min
What will green computing look like in the future?
Examining the environmental impact of computation and the future of green computing.
March 2, 2021 • ~6 min
Blue economy: how a handful of companies reap most of the benefits in multi-billion ocean industries
As few as 100 companies produced 60% of revenues in eight ocean industries in 2018.
March 1, 2021 • ~7 min
Inside the Ocean 100 – small group of wealthy sea-based companies worth as much as Mexico
As few as 100 companies produced 60% of revenues in eight ocean industries in 2018.
March 1, 2021 • ~7 min
Using AI to reduce the risk of HIV
Researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences have developed an AI system that can identify the people within a social network who can most effectively promote information about HIV prevention to their peers.
Feb. 19, 2021 • ~6 min
Harvard scientists discover how jellyfish know when to sting
A team of researchers from Nicholas Bellono’s lab has discovered how the trigger system of jellyfish and sea anemones stinging works on a molecular level.
Feb. 10, 2021 • ~6 min
Sea-level rise: writers imagined drowned worlds for centuries – what they tell us about the future
Cultures worldwide are awash with tales of great floods. What can they tell us about the reality of a wetter world?
Jan. 28, 2021 • ~7 min
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