
Micrometer-sized robotic chameleons
A multifunctional metamaterial can change shape and steer light simultaneously
Contemporary hominin locomotor diversity
Footprints in Kenya show that hominin bipedalism had a complex evolutionary history

A multifunctional metamaterial can change shape and steer light simultaneously
Footprints in Kenya show that hominin bipedalism had a complex evolutionary history

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has vowed to scrutinize proven vaccines and slash staff at research and regulatory agencies
$1 billion SinoProbe II will map the depths with drill rigs and instrument arrays

An immune cell treatment that fights cancer is now taking aim at autoimmune disease
Piecing together the body’s cellular puzzle

Oil palm plantations replace diverse tropical forests with monocultures, but restoration can bring biodiversity and ecosystem services back to these highly modified landscapes.

High-level resistance to methicillin requires a distinct form of cell division


Young asteroid families seed more than 70% of extraterrestrial rocks found on the planet
New insights on cells behind long-lived antibody production could spur better vaccines
Cell-based drug factories could produce therapies on demand inside patients

American Scientist (, 2024): The latest issue features ‘Slime Mold Beauty’ – A single-celled organism takes on a dazzling variety of glittering, jewlike forms…
Slime molds thrive in a range of environments, displaying an unexpected beauty in a variety of forms and life cycle stages.
Drugs targeting the kidneys for diabetes treatment stem from almost two centuries of research that began with an uprooted apple orchard.
Infants are born with the ability to babble and cry in the accents of their mothers through a combination of neurological, physical, and environmental responses.


HARVARD MAGAZINE (October 15, 2024): The latest issue features ‘Out of Reach’ – America’s housing affordability crisis…
America’s housing problem—and what to do about it by Jonathan Shaw
Latanya Sweeney confronts our all-consuming “technocracy.” by Lydialyle Gibson
College sports are changing. Will Harvard athletics? by Max J. Krupnick

Research suggests swings in Pacific Ocean can account for planet’s sudden and perplexing temperature jump


Thwaites collaboration finds glacier has stabilized somewhat—in the short term
Nation appears to have upgraded its bombmaking capacity, experts say
Tens of thousands of fossils detail the sea’s dramatic loss and eventual rebound

Mining companies and others skeptical that metallic nodules electrically split seawater
Beneath Europa’s icy crust is a salty ocean, perhaps the best place in the Solar System to look for life. A NASA spacecraft will soon set off to probe the jovian moon
Reconstructing ancient Earth’s temperature reveals a global climate regulation system