Senior research scientist Peter Del Tredici of Harvard’s Arnold Arboretum—see “The Living Dinosaur” by Jill Jonnes, from the November-December issue—has been studying the ancient tree species Ginkgo biloba since the 1980s. In this video, he explains some unusual features of the ginkgo and shows some living specimens of the tree, both full-size and bonsai, at the Arboretum.
Harvard’s Arthur Kleinman reflects on what’s lost when healthcare systems prioritize efficiency.
A theatrical reenactment explores a 1976 clash between science and democracy.
Growing liver implants, mapping the sense of smell, and journalism at risk
An animal’s journey from grief to love shows how much humans need each other, too.
Singer Elisa Smith’s whiskey-soaked voice and subversive feminism is part of the genre’s urban shift.
In her memoir All That's Unseen, Emilee Hackney explores religion, friendship, and home.
