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Why
there
might
be life
out
there
unlike
any on
Earth
Researchers
create
synthetic
species
without
biochemistry,
find they
operate
according to
Darwinian
evolutionary
principles
JUNE 6, 2023
What
drives
four
future
climate
leaders
Seniors
represent
diverse
backgrounds,
concentrations,
and new
perspectives
on finding real-
world solutions
to various
aspects of
complex,
mounting crisis
M AY 2 2 , 2 0 2 3
EPA’s
new rules
on
forever
chemicals
don’t go
far
enough,
study
suggests
Harvard-led
team finds
standards
don’t account
for major
source of
drinking water
contamination
M AY 1 6 , 2 0 2 3
Getting
to root
of
possible
carbon
storage
changes
due to
climate
change

Study looks
at dynamics
of how
warming
may affect
capture in
soil near
trees, plants

M AY 1 1 , 2 0 2 3
World
‘way off
track’
from
climate
goal,
Kerry
says
But U.S.
envoy sees
signs of
momentum,
noting
ambitious
plans in some
nations,
commitments
from
corporate
leaders

M AY 1 0 , 2 0 2 3
Struggling
to design
green
buildings
amid
shifting
legal, tech
landscape
Architecture
technologist
says
universities like
Harvard can
offer big hand
up because
they have time,
resources to
project trends
going forward
M AY 1 0 , 2 0 2 3
Think
incubator
for fresh
ideas,
innovation,
new
leaders to
fight
warming
Inaugural
Harvard Climate
Leadership
Summit brings
together
students from
across
disciplines,
Schools with
established
figures to pitch,
consider, inspire

M AY 9 , 2 0 2 3
2 very
different
microbes
immune
to the
same
viruses?
Scientists
were
puzzled.
Genomic
analysis of
deep-sea
samples
suggests host
diversity far
greater than
previously
thought
M AY 9 , 2 0 2 3
Bringing Examining ancient teeth.

Stone
Age
genomic
material
back to
life
Breakthroughs
will enable
exploration of
Earth’s
biochemical
past, with
hopes of
discovering
new
therapeutic
molecules

M AY 4 , 2 0 2 3
How will
the world
end?
Possibly
with a
belch,
not a
whimper.
Astronomers
observe for
first time a
star
consuming a
planet,
bolstering
theory Earth
will meet
same fate — in
about 5 billion
years

M AY 3 , 2 0 2 3
How Richard Losick.

greatest
biological
discovery
of 20th
century
got
passed
over
Richard
Losick
highlights
flawed,
human side of
science in his
MSI
Distinguished
Achievement
Award lecture
M AY 2 , 2 0 2 3
Poverty
hurts
children’s
brain
development
but social
safety net
may help
New study finds
robust aid
programs cut
disparities in
structure, mental
health, especially in
states where cost
of living is high

M AY 2 , 2 0 2 3
DNA Burial site.

shows
poorly
understood
empire was
multiethnic
with strong
female
leadership

Biomolecular
archaeology
reveals a fuller
picture of the
nomadic Xiongnu
APRIL 28, 2023
How Zebra fish

mutant
protein
leads to
melanoma
Discovery of
new
mechanism
could have
wide
implications for
other cancers
APRIL 26, 2023
How Martin Fackler and Arn Howitt.

deadly
lessons
from
Fukushima
changed
Japan and
the world
Journalist, crisis
expert at HKS
event say it
shifted nation’s
attitude toward
military, global
sense of need to
prepare for
unexpected
disasters
APRIL 25, 2023
Tracking
rapidly
changing
patterns
of
suicidal
thought
Smartphones
enabled
researchers
to capture
shifts
multiple
times a day,
gathering
data that
could help
guide more
effective
prevention

APRIL 21, 2023

U.S.
clean
energy
transition
soon ‘to
be on
steroids’
Former Biden
climate
adviser
McCarthy
brings insider’s
view of status
of battle
against
warming to
Smith Center

APRIL 20, 2023

Did rising Marisa Borreggine.

seas drive
Vikings out
of
Greenland?
Study helps fill
gap in longtime
archeological
mystery: why
Norse vanished
in 15th century
APRIL 20, 2023

Oliver
Stone
wants you
to
reconsider
nuclear
power
In panel
following
preview of new
film, director
debates its
merits as a
climate change
solution
APRIL 20, 2023
‘The Fruit fly with fungal outgrowth.

Last of
Us,’
fruit fly
edition
Postdoc
Carolyn
Elya sheds
light on
how
parasitic
fungus
hijacks
nervous
system of
flies, uses
mind
control to
manipulate
behavior
as insects
near death
APRIL 18,
2023
Desire to Ju Chulakadabba.

battle
climate
change
rooted in
childhood
Environmental
science,
engineering
doctoral
student grew
up next door to
family’s palm-
oil refinery
outside
Bangkok

APRIL 12, 2023

Taking a Octopus.

lesson in
evolutionary
adaptation
from
octopus,
squid
Two new studies
describe path of
divergent sensing
capabilities,
tracking lineage
from common
ancestral neurons
APRIL 12, 2023
Buck
Trible
and the
case of
the
mutant
ants
Spontaneous
mutation
offers new
theory about
how ants
evolve into
social
parasites,
how human
bodies grow
MARCH 30,
2023
Buying Steve Wofsy,

crucial
time in
climate
change
fight
MethaneSAT
satellite will
spot global
sources of
methane
emissions,
which in
many cases
can be
halted with
relatively
simple fixes

MARCH 24,
2023
Racing to Squat lobster.

catalog,
study deep-
sea
biodiversity
Researchers find
5 new species of
hard-to-access
creatures amid
shortage of
knowledge,
concerns growing
commercial
interest may
cause extinctions

MARCH 14, 2023

A 14-year Sam Wattrus in his lab.

incubation
Sam Wattrus
becomes first
human
developmental
and
regenerative
biology
concentrator to
establish
research lab
MARCH 13, 2023

Why we
Why we Lab mouse on top of test tubes.

need female
mice in
neuroscience
research
Findings reveal that
despite hormonal
fluctuations, female
mice exhibit more
stable exploratory
behavior than their
male peers
MARCH 8, 2023

How
does
infection
change
social
behavior?
Study
illuminates
how
pathogens —
and
pheromones —
alter social
behavior in
animals
MARCH 3, 2023
Seeking Anshuman Swain,

clues to
how
shifting
climate
may
change
ocean
ecosystems
New study tracks
movement of
marine plankton
communities
during Late
Cenozoic cooling
MARCH 3, 2023
What Close-up of nose and mouth.

Harold
McGee
learned
after
decade of
sniffing
durian,
keyboards,
outer
space
In book talk,
James Beard
Award-winning
author explains
why galaxy
might be partly
redolent of
cooked eggs,
what smells can
tell us about our
world
MARCH 1, 2023

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