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The breeding habits of tropical cuckoos, whose unrelated adults cooperate to rear young, have raised questions about the limits of kin selection in evolution.

Unrelated tropical cuckoos find safety sharing a communal nest

The breeding behavior of tropical cuckoos, in which unrelated adults share a communal nest, proves an exception to the theory of kin selection.

by W. Barksdale Maynard

Quarterback Colton Chapple accounted for three touchdowns in the Yale game, passing for two and scoring another on foot. He threw 24 scoring passes in a spectacular senior season, breaking the Harvard record of 18 set by Neil Rose ’03 in 2002.

Harvard’s 2012 football season, part two

The football team broke records, but the Ivy trophy went south.

by Bethell, John T

A correspondence corner for not-so-famous lost words

Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words

From the menu: phyllo triangles filled with caramelized onions, chard, and tofu, in a sorrel cream sauce

Somerville vegan restaurant serves refined fare in relaxed setting

True Bistro offers higher-order vegan fare with international flair.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Drew Faust

A letter from President Drew Faust

A letter from President Drew Faust

Letters on the humanities, C-sections, soda social science, and cheating

Letters on the humanities, cesarean sections, soda social science, and cheating considerations

Leah Rosovsky

Harvard news: Nobelists, Rhodes and Marshall winners, Leah Rosovsky, and more

Harvard news: Nobelists, Rhodes and Marshall winners, edX update, and more

Harvard's annual financial report 2012

A blunt picture of universities' altered circumstances—and a forecast of changed operations to come

The new master-plan submission: (1) Harvard Business School’s (HBS) Kresge Hall replacement; (2) Burden Hall replacement; (3) Faculty and administrative office building; (4) Harvard Stadium addition/renovation; (5) Athletics department’s basketball venue and institutional/mixed-use facility; (6) Institutional/mixed-use project (on existing Charlesview site); (7) Hotel and conference center; (8) Renovation of HBS’s Baker Hall; (9) Renovation of Soldier’s Field Park housing.

Allston master plan submitted by Harvard in 2012 marks end of grandiose plans

The institutional master plan notification form Harvard filed in October 2012 no longer relies on debt-financing or unrealistic endowment payouts.

A video with composer Hannah Lash, Ph.D. ’10

Composer Hannah Lash, Ph.D. ’10, discusses how she forms a complex piece of music from a simple idea.

Harvard College early admits up 16 percent

More applicants seek, and are granted, early-action admissions decisions.

January-February 2013 cryptic puzzle by John de Cuevas

Solve the most recent creation of puzzlemaker John de Cuevas ’52.