Clasper Appendages Discovered in Mid-Cambrian Trilobite Reveal Mating Behavior Secrets
Fossils can tell scientists a lot about an animal such as their morphology, their environment, and where to place them in the tree of life….
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In Einstein’s Footsteps and Beyond: New Insights Into the Foundations of Quantum Mechanics
Zero-index metamaterials offer new insights into the foundations of quantum mechanics. In physics, as in life, it’s always good to look at things from different…
Engineered Live Biotherapeutic Protects Your Gut Microbiome From Antibiotics
Protecting the Human Intestinal Microbiome With Synthetic Biology An engineered live biotherapeutic protects the intestinal microbiome against unwanted consequences of antibiotic therapies and could be…
First Integrated Laser on Lithium Niobate Chip Paves Way for High-Powered Telecommunication Systems
For all the recent advances in integrated lithium niobate photonic circuits — from frequency combs to frequency converters and modulators — one big component has…
Beyond Omicron: Scientists Set Sights on Long Game of COVID Evolution
On a Friday afternoon this past December, more than 130 scientists gathered on a Zoom meeting to talk about omicron, the latest SARS-CoV-2 variant of…
New Clues to Autism Mystery: Different Risk Genes With Same Effects on Brain Development
Harvard University and Broad Institute researchers use 3D, miniature models of the human brain to advance disease understanding. Autism spectrum disorder has been associated with…
Autonomous Biohybrid Fish – Made From Human Cardiac Cells – Swims Like the Heart Beats
Device offers insights into artificial muscular pumps, a step toward building an artificial heart. Harvard University researchers, in collaboration with colleagues from Emory University, have…
“Weird Wonder” – A Century Later, Researchers Describe Second Opabiniid Ever Discovered
In his book Wonderful Life, the late Stephen Jay Gould, former professor in the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology at Harvard, popularized the “weird…
Harvard Mathematician Resolves 150-Year-Old Chess Problem
A Different Kind of Queen’s Gambit Harvard mathematician largely resolves 150-year-old chess problem involving most powerful piece on board. The queen is the most powerful…
Compelling Evidence That Multiple Sclerosis Is Caused by Epstein-Barr Virus
Multiple sclerosis (MS), a progressive disease that affects 2.8 million people worldwide and for which there is no definitive cure, is likely caused by infection…
Harvard’s New Genetics Research on Ancient Britain Contains Insights on Language, Ancestry, Kinship, Milk
Two new studies highlight technological advances in large-scale genomics and open windows into the lives of ancient people. New research reveals a major migration to…
New Biomedical Research Outlines How Longer Lives Are Tied to Physical Activity
Taking it easy as you get older? Wrong. Message of new Lieberman study: ‘Because we evolved to be active throughout our lives, our bodies need…
Quantum Computing Breakthrough: Exotic Quantum Particles – Less Magnetic Field Required
Research paves the way for future quantum devices and applications. Exotic quantum particles and phenomena are like the world’s most daring elite athletes. Like the…
Harvard Scientists Observe Quantum Spin Liquids – A Never-Before-Seen State of Matter
Harvard researchers observe a state of matter predicted and hunted for 50 years but never previously observed. In 1973, physicist Philip W. Anderson theorized the…
“This Virus Is a Shape-Shifter!” – New Research Details How COVID Variants Are Evolving New Ways To Evade Vaccines
New study models future SARS-CoV-2 mutations and forecasts their ability to evade immune defenses developed by vaccines and antibody-based treatments. Since the study was completed,…
Computer Conservation: Lily Xu Uses Artificial Intelligence To Stop Poaching Around the World
Lily Xu knew from a young age how much the environment and conservation mattered to her. By 9 years old, she’d already decided to eat…
Shifting Colors for On-Chip Photonics To Power Next Generation Quantum Computers and Networks
On-chip frequency shifters in the gigahertz range could be used in next generation quantum computers and networks. The ability to precisely control and change properties…
Delta-Like COVID-19 Variants Are Most Likely To Increase Pandemic Severity
A SARS-CoV-2 variant with traits similar to that of the Delta variant—enhanced transmissibility and an ability to infect people who had previous infections/vaccination—will cause a…
