Category: 1. Edi-Choice

Since 2012, geneticist David Reich and his team of researchers have been studying DNA from living and ancient people to probe mysteries surrounding the origins of human life. But the future of their work faces uncertainty after the Trump…

For years, people with paralysis have used brain-computer interfaces to turn neural signals into actions by thinking about the actions they would like to take: typing words, controlling robotic arms, producing speech. But new research shows that…

When Anil Menon launches into space aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket next June, he’ll bring two decades of experience as a physician, engineer, military pilot, and NASA…

Fascinated by words, Adam Aleksic ’23 created a blog to write about their origins when he was in ninth grade. After graduating from Harvard with a concentration in linguistics and government, he became known online as the Etymology Nerd, a…

Creative output has traditionally required effort — hours spent staring down the empty page, crumpled drafts tossed in the trash. But through years or decades of dedicated toil, one could achieve mastery and derive meaning from one’s…

The pace of AI development is surging, and the effects on the economy, education, medicine, research, jobs, law, and lifestyle will be far-reaching and pervasive. Moves to begin regulation are surfacing on the federal and state…

For more than two years, astronomers have been puzzled by a mysterious discovery from the ancient universe — hundreds of objects known as “little red dots” so far away the light had to travel billions of years to become visible to…

One of the more baffling COVID symptoms is the loss of the sense of smell, which can persist long after the virus fades. According to research from Mass Eye and Ear, more than 20 million COVID patients lost smell or taste in 2021 alone. Roughly…

What tricks can organic molecules be taught to help solve our planet’s biggest problems?

That’s the question driving Assistant Professor Richard Y. Liu ’15 as he pushes the frontiers of organic chemistry in pursuit of cleaner synthesis,…

The pelvis is often called the keystone of upright locomotion. More than any other part of our lower body, it has been radically altered over millions of years, allowing our ancestors to become the bipeds who trekked and settled across the…