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Mars has long captured humanity’s imagination, especially given the tantalizing evidence of ancient river valleys and dried-up lakebeds that hint at a more hospitable past. But what exactly happened to Mars’ once-present water? A new study…

Three research projects that address urgent societal challenges — cardiovascular health, rising data demands, and the future of quantum computation — have won awards from the Harvard Grid Accelerator.

The Grid Accelerator offers funding,…

A pulsing headache can feel like your brain is fighting for space. New research suggests that this tug-of-war may trace back to Neanderthal skull traits we share with our extinct cousins.

A recent study zeroes in on Chiari malformation type 1, a…

The mandible had been separated from the skeleton, and both it and the neurocranium are incomplete, so they were reconstructed and consolidated with plaster. CT scanning made it possible to check that older reconstructive…

The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has learned to do backward rolls to give its onboard radar better opportunities to find water-ice beneath the red planet’s surface.

“Not only can you teach an old spacecraft new tricks, you can open up…

The July full moon, known as the ‘Buck Moon’ will rise on Wednesday, July 10 and put on a spectacular show for both stargazers and astrophotographers alike.

A full moon occurs when the moon is positioned opposite the sun in the sky, causing it to…

In a scenario reminiscent of science fiction storylines, Chinese astronauts aboard the Tiangong space station have encountered an unprecedented discovery that has sent ripples through the scientific community. A previously unknown bacterial…

New Yorkers may not think of Sotheby’s, the tony auction house on the Upper East Side, as a place to casually pop in to, let alone a place to see dinosaurs or Martian meteorites.

But during “Geek Week,” that’s exactly what’s on free…