Those birds that crashed and died? It wasn’t fumes.

After internet theorists react to viral video, Harvard researchers answer with science.

Juan Siliezar • harvard
March 4, 2022 ~4 min

Tech on a plate

Larissa Zimberoff, author of “Technically Food,” examined new ways of producing what we eat and drink in a discussion sponsored by the Food Literacy Project at Harvard.

Colleen Walsh • harvard
Feb. 25, 2022 ~4 min


Does your dog care if you die?

We put the question to a Harvard scientist who studies neural and behavioral variation in domestic canine breeds.

Alvin Powell • harvard
Feb. 25, 2022 ~4 min

Wading into culture of computer hackers

Anthropology Professor Gabriella Coleman studies the rich, deep world of hackers.

Jill Radsken • harvard
Feb. 23, 2022 ~11 min

David Reich study shows how early Africans lived, traveled, interacted

New research produces earliest DNA from Sub-Saharan Africa and a more complete look at ancient peoples.

Juan Siliezar • harvard
Feb. 23, 2022 ~7 min

Drug delivery system offers hope for treating genetic diseases

A team of researchers has developed a new drug delivery system that was able to edit genes associated with high cholesterol and to partially restore vision in mice.

Yahya Chaudhry • harvard
Feb. 17, 2022 ~5 min

Babies infer people are in close relationships if willing to share saliva

Eight- to 10-month-olds can tell that two people are likely in a close relationship if they have interactions that involve some type of saliva-sharing.

Juan Siliezar • harvard
Feb. 16, 2022 ~5 min

Ancient crab with big eyes was an active predator

A crab that swam the seas 95 million years ago was believed to be an active predator with sharp vision as opposed to today’s bottom-dwellers with limited vision.

Juan Siliezar • harvard
Feb. 16, 2022 ~6 min


Reminders from Hollywood on memory, amnesia, personality

Psychology, philosophy scholars mine psycho-thriller “Memento” for its lessons on function of recall, how it shapes who we are.

Clea Simon • harvard
Feb. 8, 2022 ~6 min

Mars surface shaped by catastrophic flooding

Harvard researcher explains how overflowing rivers billions of years ago helped shape what Mars looks like today.

Juan Siliezar • harvard
Jan. 31, 2022 ~6 min

/

67