Grappling with how clearings may support rainforest animal life

New research offers detailed overview of layout, makeup of canopy gaps in Congo

Harvard Gazette • harvard
Oct. 29, 2024 ~6 min

Amid Hurricane Milton’s devastation, a sliver of good news

Cellphone data suggest evacuation mandates, warning systems worked

Harvard Gazette • harvard
Oct. 29, 2024 ~5 min


Mars may have been habitable much more recently than thought

Study bolsters theory that protective magnetic field supporting life-enabling atmosphere remained in place longer than estimates

Harvard Gazette • harvard
Oct. 29, 2024 ~5 min

What happened when a meteorite the size of four Mount Everests hit Earth?

Giant impact had silver lining for life, according to new study

Harvard Gazette • harvard
Oct. 21, 2024 ~5 min

Big discovery about microscopic ‘water bears’

Bit of happenstance, second look at ancient fossils leads to new insights into evolution of tardigrade, one of most indestructible life forms on planet

Harvard Gazette • harvard
Oct. 16, 2024 ~7 min

When we say ‘smart,’ what do we mean?

Computer scientist says we should shift focus to 'educability'

Harvard Gazette • harvard
Oct. 16, 2024 ~5 min

The making of the gut

Studies connect genetics, physics in embryonic development

Harvard Gazette • harvard
Oct. 16, 2024 ~7 min

How whales and dolphins adapted for life on the water

Backbones of ocean-dwelling mammals evolved differently than those of species living closer to shore, study finds

Harvard Gazette • harvard
Oct. 15, 2024 ~9 min


Journey to a key front in climate-change fight

Amazon immersion fosters partnerships, offers students, researchers hard look at threats to economic security, environment of rainforest as Earth warms

Harvard Gazette • harvard
Oct. 3, 2024 ~24 min

A birder’s biggest enemy in rainforest: complacency

Senior integrative biology concentrator spots 121 species during research, teaching intensive in Amazon

Harvard Gazette • harvard
Oct. 3, 2024 ~7 min

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