Helium shortage 4.0 makes its way to Harvard

Latest helium shortage is impacting scientific research, equipment, and progress of grad students.

Juan Siliezar • harvard
June 13, 2022 ~8 min

Brain controls symptoms of sickness

Study illuminates connections to immune system.

Juan Siliezar • harvard
June 8, 2022 ~5 min


Thoreau floral collection inspires new exhibition

‘In Search of Thoreau’s Flowers: An Exploration of Change and Loss’ exhibition marries art and science at Harvard Museum of Natural History.

Bethany Carland-Adams • harvard
May 24, 2022 ~4 min

The language of dreams

Proficiency, emotions, immediacy are all potentially in play in conversations that run deep into the unconcious night, says dream expert Deirdre Leigh Barrett.

Liz Mineo • harvard
May 19, 2022 ~4 min

Harvard awards $1.3M to fund climate change solutions

Ten research teams at Harvard will share $1.3 million in the eighth round of the Climate Change Solutions Fund awards, which address both local and global issues.

Erin Tighe • harvard
May 18, 2022 ~16 min

‘The dawn of a new era in astronomy’

Harvard scientists discuss what the quest to image black holes could tell us about our universe.

Caitlin McDermott-Murphy • harvard
May 13, 2022 ~6 min

Second black hole image unveiled, first from our galaxy

Pioneering Harvard-led global collaborative unveils latest portrait, bolstering understanding of relativity, gravity.

Juan Siliezar • harvard
May 12, 2022 ~11 min

A tour of the growing brain, complete with upside-down vision

W.A. Harris talks about his new book, “Zero to Birth: How the Human Brain Is Built,” which illustrates how one cell develops into the complex operational centers that not only make us human, but also individuals.

Caitlin McDermott-Murphy • harvard
May 11, 2022 ~6 min


Lessons on diplomacy, sustainability of International Space Station

Soyeon Yi, the first Korean astronaut, details her experiences with Americans and Russians while on a mission on the International Space Station.

Nikki Rojas • harvard
May 10, 2022 ~5 min

Tiny, nearly indestructible gems point to start of plate tectonics

Harvard-led researchers detect some of the earliest evidence for modern-like plate motion.

Juan Siliezar • harvard
May 9, 2022 ~6 min

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