Research suggests a surprising evolutionary brain change between foxes and dogs

Study on the classic Russian farm-fox experiment raises questions about leading theories on the brains of domesticated animals.

Juan Siliezar • harvard
June 22, 2021 ~6 min

New metal-free hydrogel electrodes flex to fit the body’s many shapes

Scientists from Harvard’s Wyss Institute and John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) created flexible, metal-free electrode arrays that conform to the body’s shapes.

Lindsay Brownell • harvard
June 17, 2021 ~11 min


Harvard panel discusses what made ‘My Octopus Teacher’ a hit

A panel of experts discuss the award-winning documentary “My Octopus Teacher” and the inner life of the octopus.

Colleen Walsh • harvard
May 19, 2021 ~7 min

Researchers design new experiments to map and test the quantum realm

Professor Kang-Kuen Ni and her team have collected real experimental data from an unexplored quantum frontier, providing strong evidence of what the theoretical model got right (and wrong) and a roadmap for further exploration into the shadowy next layers of quantum space.

Caitlin McDermott-Murphy • harvard
May 19, 2021 ~7 min

To map the universe, astrophysicists launch largest sky survey yet

Nearly 40 years after creating the first, iconic map of the universe, researchers aim for the largest map ever.

Nadia Whitehead • harvard
May 18, 2021 ~6 min

Computer science expert reviews a pandemic-stressed internet

The Paulson School’s Jim Waldo assesses how the internet fared during the pandemic and how well it stood up to huge shifts of work, education, and commerce online.

Alvin Powell • harvard
May 18, 2021 ~17 min

Study links genetic makeup of bacteria in the human gut to several diseases

Researchers identify links between genetic makeup of bacteria in human gut and several human diseases.

Jen A. Miller • harvard
May 18, 2021 ~8 min

Study links genetic bacteria in the human gut to several diseases

Researchers identify links between genetic makeup of bacteria in human gut and several human diseases.

Jen Miller • harvard
May 18, 2021 ~8 min


New connection between metabolism and red blood cell development

Harvard researchers identify a mechanism with therapeutic potential for anemia.

Jessica Lau • harvard
May 14, 2021 ~5 min

Researchers design long-lasting, solid-state lithium battery

Harvard researchers have designed a stable, lithium-metal, solid-state battery that is far more efficient than lithium-ion batteries.

Leah Burrows • harvard
May 12, 2021 ~6 min

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