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A Space-Age Project for Harvard’s Plant Collection
Light-based analysis of botanical collections link plants to Earth’s changing climate.
by Jonathan Shaw
Social Media Use and Adult Depression
A survey reveals suprising links between social media use and depression in adults.
by Erin O’Donnell
Racial Bias and Redistricting
Efforts to keep census data private result in voter undercounting in diverse districts.
by Daniel Oberhaus
Thank the Rich for Low Rates?
High savings rates among the wealthiest U.S. earners may represent a macroeconomic risk
by Jonathan Shaw
Will Cities Survive Another Pandemic?
Inequities threaten the long-term health of cities
by Daniel Oberhaus
Your Brain on Exercise
The hormone irisin, promising as a therapeutic against Alzheimer’s and dementia, is responsible for the cognitive benefits of exercise.
by Jonathan Shaw
Can Slime Molds Think?
A seemingly primitive creature’s complex ability to detect mass from a distance.
by Nancy Walecki
Optimizing Public-School Spending
Home prices are a bellwether of efficient spending in local schools
by Erin O’Donnell
China’s Excess Wind Energy
Rather than shutting down turbines, China can harness surplus wind energy to make “green” hydrogen fuel and industrial chemicals.
by Jacob Sweet
Raising the Estimate of Sea-Level Rise
The effect of post-glacial rebound was overlooked in the West Antarctic
by Nancy Walecki
Why Some Citizens Reject Science
Bridging the gulf to science deniers
by Daniel Oberhaus