Methane-tracking satellite may be fastest way to slow climate change

Steven Wofsy explains how the satellite will spot global sources of methane emissions, which in many cases can be halted with relatively simple fixes.

Alvin Powell • harvard
March 24, 2023 ~17 min

Scientists race to study new species before it’s too late

Researchers find five new species of hard-to-access creatures amid shortage of knowledge, concerns growing commercial interest may cause extinctions.

Caitlin McDermott-Murphy • harvard
March 14, 2023 ~7 min


After taking intro course in new concentration, alum sets up own lab

Sam Wattrus ’16, Ph.D. ’22, becomes the first human developmental and regenerative biology concentrator to establish an independent research lab.

Joelle Zaslow • harvard
March 13, 2023 ~6 min

Study confirms why we need female mice in neuroscience research

Researchers found that female mice, despite ongoing hormonal fluctuations, exhibit exploratory behavior that is more stable than that of their male peers, countering the belief that the hormone cycle in females causes behavioral variation that could throw off results.

Catherine Caruso • harvard
March 8, 2023 ~12 min

Scientists explain how an infection can produce genetic diversity

A new study illuminates the way pathogens — and pheromones — alter social behavior in animals.

Alice McCarthy • harvard
March 3, 2023 ~5 min

New study offers clues to how shifting climate may change ocean ecosystems

By studying the fossil record of one group of organisms, researchers now worry that human-driven climate change may return us to an “Earth of 8 million years ago ... detrimentally restructuring the marine communities of the entire ocean.”

Wendy Heywood • harvard
March 3, 2023 ~6 min

What smells can tell us about the world

Science author Harold McGee explores all things olfactory in “Nose Dive: A Field Guide to the World’s Smells.”

Caitlin McDermott-Murphy • harvard
March 1, 2023 ~6 min

Astrophysicist helps you imagine a black hole

We ask Avi Loeb, founding director of Harvard’s Black Hole Initiative, to help us picture the scariest void in the universe.

Harvard Gazette • harvard
Feb. 24, 2023 ~4 min


One small step toward understanding gravity

Quantum computing simulation reveals possible wormhole-like dynamics.

Alice McCarthy • harvard
Feb. 22, 2023 ~4 min

5 projects win Harvard Grid awards

Funding aims to help researchers turn their ideas into products and services that confront real-world problems.

SEAS Communications • harvard
Feb. 22, 2023 ~3 min

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