Mission to map the dark Universe sets off on space journey

A European mission to explore how gravity, dark energy and dark matter shaped the evolution of the Universe soared into space today from Cape Canaveral.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
July 1, 2023 ~3 min

More than 1.5 million Americans lost Medicaid coverage in the spring of 2023 due to the end of pandemic policies – and paperwork problems

The health coverage program’s enrollment soared during the three years after March 2020 due to temporary policies adopted at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Maithreyi Gopalan, Assistant Professor of Education and Public Policy, Penn State • conversation
June 23, 2023 ~4 min


Early universe crackled with bursts of star formation, Webb Telescope shows

Among the most fundamental questions in astronomy is: How did the first stars and galaxies form? The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), a partnership between

Cambridge University News • cambridge
June 6, 2023 ~7 min

Message to 2023 Graduates: ‘Want Things to Change? Take Over’

VOA Learning English • voa
May 27, 2023 ~6 min

A global 'conservation basic income' might cost trillions – but it's still a shrewd investment

Our research estimates the cost of giving money to people in conservation areas as between $351 billion and $6.73 trillion annually.

Robert Fletcher, Associate Professor, Sociology of Development and Change, Wageningen University • conversation
May 18, 2023 ~7 min

Think incubator for fresh ideas, innovation, new leaders to fight warming

Inaugural Harvard Climate Leadership Summit brings together students from across disciplines, Schools with established figures to pitch, consider, inspire.

Anna Lamb • harvard
May 9, 2023 ~5 min

The Euclid spacecraft will transform how we view the 'dark universe'

A spacecraft set to launch this year will throw a spotlight on the mysterious ‘dark side’ of the universe.

Robert Nichol, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean, University of Surrey • conversation
May 5, 2023 ~7 min

Take it from the experts, a pet can change your life

The health benefits of animal companions have been supported by science but not society, with the disadvantaged facing similar barriers to pet ownership as they do in securing proper healthcare, experts said at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health on Monday.

Alvin Powell • harvard
April 11, 2023 ~4 min


Gender-affirming care has a long history in the US – and not just for transgender people

The first transgender medical clinic opened in the US in the 1960s. But cisgender and intersex children began receiving similar treatments even earlier – often without their consent.

G. Samantha Rosenthal, Associate Professor of History, Roanoke College • conversation
March 27, 2023 ~11 min

Researchers find key to healing muscle injuries in elderly

Controlling inflammation enables injured aged muscle recovery, offering promise for the future of mechanotherapies.

Benjamin Boettner • harvard
March 22, 2023 ~7 min

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