On South Africa's southern coast, above the mouth of the Matjes River, a natural rock shelter nestles under a cliff…
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An article reporting an increased risk of death when surgery is carried out on the surgeon's birthday has caused a…
On December 21, Jupiter and Saturn will come together in a "Great Conjunction" unlike any seen in nearly 800 years.…
There are few more captivating tropes in storytelling than the doomed band of heroes facing off against a far superior…
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October 12, 2020—Today I ate lunch outside in Cambridge with three of my friends, all fellow Course 16 seniors. I’ve…
Each year, the flu vaccine has to be redesigned to account for new mutations. Researchers at MIT and the Ragon…
How did early humans prepare food before they mastered the use of fire? Research led by Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary…
In October, astrophysicist Andrea Ghez ’87 became the fourth woman to win the Nobel Prize in Physics and the 38th…