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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
Why Some Citizens Reject Science
Bridging the gulf to science deniers
by Daniel Oberhaus
Making America Competitive Again
Can election reforms end the crippling gridlock in American politics?
by Erin O’Donnell
Could Regenerative Biology Work in Humans?
Mansi Srivastava’s basic research seeks to uncover the origins of whole-body regeneration in animals.
by Aleksandra Prochera
How Paper Crumples
The research provides insight into the way materials react to repeated strain.
by Steve Nadis
Power, Petitions, and the People
Petitioning campaigns are a vital complement to democratic voting.
by Jonathan Shaw
Is There Better Than Better?
Ellen Langer rejects binary thinking, embracing instead a “third way.”
by Erin O’Donnell
Linking Mental and Fiscal Health
Around the globe, Vikram Patel finds, improvements in financial or mental health support both.
by Veronique Greenwood
Culture in the Cold War
In a new book, Louis Menand probes the cultural currents of postwar America.
by Spencer Lee Lenfield
The Great Red Enigma
The gas giant’s storms could be driven by processes thousands of kilometers below the surface.
by Veronique Greenwood
A New Light on DNA Storage
Compact and persistent, DNA could one day compress all human knowledge into a 15-gallon drum.
by Steve Nadis