2014

Where heat is deadliest

Plan to toughen emissions rules faces tough fight

A bit of pressure from a new shrinking, sponge-like gel is all it takes to turn transplanted unspecialized cells into cells that lay down minerals and begin to form teeth. SEAS News

When the sun sets on a remote desert outpost and solar panels shut down, what energy source will provide power through the night? A battery, perhaps, or an old diesel generator? Perhaps something strange and new. SEAS News

If it were up to Ben Zauzmer '15, Disney’s computer-animated Frozen would take home the Oscar for best picture this year. But the film isn’t nominated, and he wouldn’t go with his own desires anyway — only his math. SEAS News

Most students, by the time they leave Harvard, can speak intelligently across a range of topics, from special relativity to the foundations of ethical reasoning. A few graduate with the ability to bend a chunk of steel to the limits of imagination. SEAS...

The Amazon Basin in South America includes the most biodiverse tract of tropical rainforest on the planet, covering 5.5 million square kilometers. Due to the sheer size of the Amazon rainforest, the area has a strong impact on the climate in the Southern...

In 3D, healthy hearts do their own version of the twist. Rather than a simple pumping action, they circulate blood as if they were wringing a towel. The bottom of the heart twists as it contracts in a counterclockwise direction while the top twists...

He is among 126 Fellows, including six others at Harvard, selected from the United States and Canada this year on the basis of their "independent research accomplishments, creativity, and potential to become leaders in the scientific community through...

Scientists have studied crystallization since the time of Galileo, so it’s easy to imagine there’s nothing new to learn about the process. SEAS News