Science

Why happiness is not the best indicator of well-being

Achieving values and pursuing growth is the real secret to a fulfilled life.

Jason Crawford

How Arc Institute is bringing science into the century of biology

Stephen Johnson

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Agriculture

Plant sensors could act as an early warning system for farmers

Using sensors made from carbon nanotubes, researchers discovered signals that help plants respond to stresses like heat, light, or attack.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office

Drugs

What your weed label really means

Through the largest analysis of commercial cannabis flower yet, Colorado researchers have found that the current labeling system falls short.

B. David Zarley

Medicine

Harvard scientists closer to solving centuries-old heart mystery

Harvard researchers have used a new method to crack the heart’s weird spiral muscle.

B. David Zarley

Animals

Crows are self-aware just like us, says new study

Crows and the rest of the corvid family keep turning out to be smarter and smarter. A corvid's pallium has more neurons than a great ape's.

Robby Berman

Drugs

Archaeologists identify contents of ancient Mayan drug containers

Archaeologists used new methods to identify contents of Mayan drug containers, discovering a non-tobacco plant.

Paul Ratner

Biology

New discoveries are rewriting the rulebook for regenerating limbs

Human limb regeneration is closer to reality thanks to new studies that refine our understanding of what mammals need to regrow body parts.

Kristin Houser

History

Why Einstein is a “peerless genius” and Hawking is an “ordinary genius”

Why some people are considered geniuses while other equally impressive people are not seems largely arbitrary.

Albert-László Barabási

Agriculture

Artificial photosynthesis lets us grow plants in total darkness

A new artificial photosynthesis technique could boost crop yields on existing farms or allow us to grow plants in new locations — like space.

Kristin Houser

Public Health

How cancer science is creating a sunscreen that lasts all day

NYU chemists have taken lessons learned from cancer drug development to create a longer-lasting sunscreen ingredient

B. David Zarley

Genetics

Gene editing gone wrong: Scientists accidentally create angry hamsters

A team of scientists used gene editing to create what they thought would be a calmer rodent. Instead, the gene-edited rodents were angrier.

Peter Rogers

Robotics

Cloud labs are the “ghost kitchens” of science

Cloud labs which run experiments with robots remotely may make science more efficient, replicable, and accessible.

B. David Zarley

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