Theory that ridged skin helps dolphins debunked
New study debunks long-held theory that dolphins had ridged skin, which helped them swim faster.
Clea Simon
• harvard
July 18, 2019 • ~6 min
July 18, 2019 • ~6 min
Harvard’s Extavour debunks old hypotheses on insect eggs
Biology Professor Cassandra G. Extavour debunks old hypotheses about form and function on insect eggs using new big-data tool
Clea Simon
• harvard
July 3, 2019 • ~6 min
July 3, 2019 • ~6 min
New NASA program studies sea and sky to better understand ocean worlds in space
A new NASA-funded program will study water worlds and environments to understand the limits of life as part of the search for life on other planets.
Clea Simon
• harvard
July 1, 2019 • ~5 min
July 1, 2019 • ~5 min
Harvard researcher connects the dots in fin-to-limb evolution
With an innovative technique called anatomical network analysis, clear patterns emerge that help solve the puzzle of how fins became limbs 420 million years ago.
Clea Simon
• harvard
May 21, 2019 • ~5 min
May 21, 2019 • ~5 min
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