Harvard researchers provide stronger proof of plate tectonics billions of years ago

Scientists detect fast-moving plate tectonics and flipped magnetic poles on early Earth.

Juan Siliezar • harvard
Oct. 24, 2022 ~7 min

Aramont Fellowships spotlight and support pathbreaking initiatives

Aramont Fellows’ research seeks solutions to Chagas disease transmission, preterm births, and head and neck cancers.

Lauren M. Jappe • harvard
Oct. 24, 2022 ~10 min


New Harvard and MIT study warns of misinterpreting Webb data

Harvard and MIT researchers warn that opacity models need to be improved to accurately interpret data from the James Webb Space Telescope.

Juan Siliezar • harvard
Oct. 21, 2022 ~4 min

Siddhartha Mukherjee on Aristotle, COVID, and the ‘new human’

Pulitzer Prize-winning physician-author Siddhartha Mukherjee returns with “The Song of the Cell.”

Caitlin McDermott-Murphy • harvard
Oct. 20, 2022 ~7 min

Most precise accounting yet of dark matter and dark energy

Analyzing more than two decades’ worth of supernova explosions, astrophysicists now have the most precise limits yet on the composition and evolution of the universe.

Adam Hadhazy • harvard
Oct. 19, 2022 ~9 min

Take lesson on barbecue, sprinkle liberally with thermodynamics

The best thing about learning science through barbecue is the flavor.

Alvin Powell • harvard
Oct. 18, 2022 ~6 min

Legendary Battle of Himera was triumph of Greek heroism, kind of

Genomic look at remains suggests victorious army got hand from substantial number of foreign mercenaries.

Clea Simon • harvard
Oct. 14, 2022 ~5 min

Is pandemic finally over? We asked the experts.

Harvard faculty discuss changes to views on school, work, winter’s likely surge, danger of "lethal inflexibility."

Alvin Powell • harvard
Oct. 11, 2022 ~11 min


Black hole burps up shredded star years after consuming it

For the first time, astronomers have observed a black hole burping up stellar remains years after it shredded and consumed the star.

Nadia Whitehead • harvard
Oct. 11, 2022 ~5 min

Building ‘bravery muscles’ to fight rising youth anxiety

Harvard psychologist says pandemic worsened trend and screening, early intervention key to avoiding bigger problems.

Alvin Powell • harvard
Oct. 7, 2022 ~10 min

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