Who will fight for the frogs?
Indian herpetologists bring their life’s work to Harvard just as study shows a world hostile to the fate of amphibians.
Harvard Gazette
• harvard
Oct. 23, 2023 • ~9 min
Oct. 23, 2023 • ~9 min
A metropolis arose in medieval Cambodia – new research shows how many people lived in the Angkor Empire over time
Combining archaeological evidence, aerial scans and machine learning algorithms, researchers modeled how this medieval city grew over time.
Alison Kyra Carter, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, University of Oregon •
conversation
May 7, 2021 • ~11 min
May 7, 2021 • ~11 min
Ancient DNA is revealing the genetic landscape of people who first settled East Asia
By studying the DNA of people who lived in East Asia thousands of years ago, scientists are starting to untangle how the region was populated.
Melinda A. Yang, Assistant Professor of Biology, University of Richmond •
conversation
Sept. 15, 2020 • ~11 min
Sept. 15, 2020 • ~11 min
Coronavirus threat reveals the flaws in India's health system
The COVID-19 pandemic must be managed in India in a tense economic context and with a largely privatised health system.
Yves-Marie Rault Chodankar, Chercheur associé au Centre d'études en sciences sociales sur les mondes africains, américains et asiatiques, Université de Paris
• conversation
March 20, 2020 • ~7 min
March 20, 2020 • ~7 min
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