Mapping the quantum frontier, one layer at a time. Artist’s concept. Researchers design new experiments to map and test the mysterious quantum realm. A heart…
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Melanie Wood is first woman to win Waterman Award in mathematics. Credit: Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard Staff Photographer Recognized for contributions in number theory, algebraic geometry, topology.…
An alternative explanation of recent findings of declining sperm counts: normal, non-pathological variation. A new study from the Harvard GenderSci Lab in the journal Human Fertility,…
This was taken in the Scotia Sea during the coring campaign in 2007. Credit: Michael Weber New calculations show the rise due to warming would…
This inflatable shelter is out of thick plastic sheets and can pop up or fold flat. Credit: Image courtesy of Benjamin Gorissen/David Melancon/Harvard SEAS Next-generation…
DANNCE is a new tool that can use multiple video recordings of an animal in a complex environment (Upper) to determine the animal’s full 3D…
Raindrops Also Keep Fallin’ on Exoplanets One day, humankind may step foot on another habitable planet. That planet may look very different from Earth, but…
There is no stronger risk factor for cancer than age. At the time of diagnosis, the median age of patients across all cancers is 66.…
The aerial scene depicts two Late Devonian early tetrapods — Ichthyostega and Acanthostega — coming out of the water to move on land. Footprints trail…
Micrograph showing Rothia cells (light blue) in their native habitat, a bacterial biofilm scraped from the human tongue. Credit: Jessica Mark Welch, Marine Biological Laboratory…
Gorgonopsian were the first saber-toothed animals. Their canines extended up to 13 centimeters. Credit: CCA 3.0/Dmitry Dogdanov When most people think of ferocious, blade-like teeth…
This multicolored image of chromatin was created using multiplexed fluorescence in situ hybridization and super-resolution microscopy. Credit: Xiaowei Zhuang lab High-resolution, 3D images of human…
A large international consortium led by scientists at Uppsala University and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard has sequenced the genome of 130 mammals…
The skeleton of Euplectella aspergillum, a deep-water marine sponge. Credit: Image courtesy of Matheus Fernandes/Harvard SEAS Bioinspired architecture could pave the way for stronger, lighter…
Three males groom together in a chain — Likizo (a younger male) grooms Big Brown (an older male), who grooms Lanjo (another younger male). Credit:…
Air pollution was significantly associated with an increased risk of hospital admissions for several neurological disorders, including Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, and other dementias, in…
The smaller storms on Saturn interact with the larger system and as a result effectively pinch the eastern jet and confine it to the top…
Work by Wyss Core Faculty member Peng Yin in collaboration with Collins and others has demonstrated that different toehold switches can be combined to compute…
Nanoparticles coated in an antigen stick to red blood cells strongly enough to resist being sheared off in the lungs, allowing them to reach the…
This image from the Heart Cell Atlas shows six heart regions (left and right atria and ventricles, apex, and interventricular septum). Color coding is used…