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Bacteria divide to conquer antibiotics
High-level resistance to methicillin requires a distinct form of cell division
Research Preview: Science Magazine-Nov. 8, 2024
Tag Archives: Brain
Research Preview: Science Magazine-October 18, 2024
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Most meteorites traced to three space crackups
Young asteroid families seed more than 70% of extraterrestrial rocks found on the planet
Why does COVID-19 vaccine protection quickly wane?
New insights on cells behind long-lived antibody production could spur better vaccines
Are implantable, living pharmacies within reach?
Cell-based drug factories could produce therapies on demand inside patients
Ideas & Research: Harvard Magazine – November 2024
HARVARD MAGAZINE (October 15, 2024): The latest issue features ‘Out of Reach’ – America’s housing affordability crisis…
Home Unaffordable Home
America’s housing problem—and what to do about it by Jonathan Shaw
When Technology and Society Clash
Latanya Sweeney confronts our all-consuming “technocracy.” by Lydialyle Gibson
The End of the Ivy League?
College sports are changing. Will Harvard athletics? by Max J. Krupnick
Research Preview: Science Magazine – Oct. 11, 2024
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El Niño fingered as likely culprit in record 2023 temperatures
Research suggests swings in Pacific Ocean can account for planet’s sudden and perplexing temperature jump
Research Preview: Science Magazine – Sept. 27, 2024
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Doomsday delayed at vulnerable Antarctic glacier
Thwaites collaboration finds glacier has stabilized somewhat—in the short term
Rare photos reveal North Korea’s nuclear program
Nation appears to have upgraded its bombmaking capacity, experts say
When the Mediterranean dried to a salty crust, life was devastated
Tens of thousands of fossils detail the sea’s dramatic loss and eventual rebound
Research Preview: Science Magazine – Sept. 20, 2024
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Claim of seafloor ‘dark oxygen’ faces doubts
Mining companies and others skeptical that metallic nodules electrically split seawater
Ice skater
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
Hot and cold Earth through time
Reconstructing ancient Earth’s temperature reveals a global climate regulation system
Research Preview: Science Magazine – Sept. 6, 2024
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Indian knowledge
To distance its science education systems from centurieslong British colonialism, India is leaning into its history and traditions—but at what cost?
Learning from a climate disaster: The catastrophic floods in southern Brazil
The catastrophic floods that affected southern Brazil last May should serve as a warning to human societies that, despite the still widespread climate change skepticism or denial, mitigation and adaptation to cope with the ongoing climate crisis are urgently needed. The toll was 213 people killed or missing; 2.4 million people affected, including 600,000 displaced; and unprecedented losses in urban and rural infrastructure, including livestock.
Emotional contagion builds resilience
Mice that witness cage mates in distress withstand future negative emotions better
Research Preview: Science Magazine – August 30, 2024
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Sinking seaweed
An ambitious strategy aims to cool the planet by dumping farmed seaweed on the sea floor. Will it work?
Hot days or heat waves: A split over how to count heat deaths
Focusing on temperature extremes can galvanize policy changes but risks undercounting
Ancient monument’s builders knew their science
Building a Spanish megalith required sophisticated physics, geometry, and geology
Old Age: What We Can Learn From SuperAgers
Tamar Gefen, Molly Mather, Robert Vassar and many more at Feinberg’s Mesulam Center are on a mission to end Alzheimer’s disease and combat all forms of neurodegenerative disease.
To learn more, visit Northwestern Magazine: https://magazine.northwestern.edu/fea…
Ideas & Research: Harvard Magazine September 2024
HARVARD MAGAZINE (August 15, 2024): The latest Academic Freedom and Free Speech – Contendin means, and meanings…
Academic Freedom and Free Speech
Robert Post explains how they differ—and why it matters, especially now by Lincoln Caplan
Climate Change’s Crippling Costs
The impact on global GDP is likely six times greater than previously estimated.
In Search of the Social Microbiome
The microbiome may be socially exchanged, modulating both health and metabolism.
The Goodness of Being Together
Why social interactions are as vital as food and water by Erin O’Donnell
