A new Harvard study shows that to achieve the biggest improvements in public health and the greatest benefits from renewable energy, wind turbines should be…
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Jumping spiders have evolved an efficient depth perception system, allowing them to accurately pounce on unsuspecting targets from several body lengths away. Credit: Shamble, Tsevi…
Colonies of bacteria containing the repressilator circuit develop different patterns of “growth rings” over time depending on what stage the repressilator circuit was in when…
Tissues created without SWIFT-printed channels display cell death (red) in their cores after 12 hours of culture (left), while tissues with channels (right) have healthy…
A new ultra-soft gripper developed at the Wyss Institute and Baruch College uses fettuccini-like silicone “fingers” inflated with water to gently but firmly grasp jellyfish…
Why neuron-like implants could offer a better way to treat Alzheimer’s disease or post-traumatic stress disorder, control prosthetics, or even enhance cognitive abilities. Recently, Charles…
The active adhesive dressing contracts when it heats up to body temperature, allowing it to accelerate the healing of open wounds on the skin. Credit:…
Robin Wordsworth is one of the researchers studying how Mars may be made livable. Kris Snibbe/Harvard file photo People have long dreamed of altering the…
Stephanie Pierce explores the collections of tetrapod fossils inside the Harvard Museum of Natural History. Kris Snibbe/Harvard Staff Photographer About 400 million years ago, vertebrates…
A new computer program uses artificial intelligence to determine what visual neurons like to see. The approach could shed light on learning disabilities, autism spectrum…
A representation of the timeline of the universe. Credit: WMAP Collaboration Most everybody is familiar with the Big Bang — the notion that an impossibly…
When it comes to regeneration, some animals are capable of amazing feats. If you cut off a salamander’s leg, it will grow back. When threatened,…
A new study looks at how three-banded panther worms are able to regenerate their whole bodies and how this regeneration could be applied to humans.…
Cassiopeia A supernova remnant. NASA/CXC/SAO; NASA/CXC/E.Jiang Cassiopeia A, the youngest known supernova remnant in the Milky Way, is the remains of a star that exploded…