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Domesticated chickens have smaller brains
Researchers from Linköping University suggest a process by which the timid junglefowl from the rain forest could have become today's domesticated chicken. When the scientists selectively bred the junglefowl with...
Can you expose the truth in these two riddles?
Working through brain teasers like these keep your mind sharp. (Pixabay/)We know you are bored at home right now—we are too. Here are some puzzles and brainteasers to challenge your family and friends...
Jennifer Hudson, Kate Winslet board 'Baba Yaga' virtual reality animated film
Jennifer Hudson, Kate Winslet and Glenn Close have signed on for roles in the upcoming virtual reality, animated film, "Baba Yaga."
2 dead after shooting amid Wisconsin protests for Jacob Blake
Violence during a third night of protests in Wisconsin following the police shooting of Jacob Blake has led to at least two deaths, authorities said Wednesday.
Power Trip lead singer Riley Gale dead at 34
Power Trip frontman Riley Gale has died at age 34, his family said in a statement on the Texas thrash-metal band's Twitter feed.
Jennifer Hudson, Kate Winslet board 'Baba Yaga' virtual reality animated film
Jennifer Hudson, Kate Winslet and Glenn Close have signed on for roles in the upcoming virtual reality, animated film, "Baba Yaga."
COVID-Era Isolation is Making Dangerous Eating Disorders Worse
People with anorexia, bulimia or binge-eating disorder report suffering relapses related to the stress of staying at home -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
On This Day, Aug. 26: 19th Amendment goes into effect
On Aug. 26, 1920, eight days after it was ratified, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution went into effect -- giving women the right to vote.
Eight-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt tests positive for coronavirus
Legendary sprinter and eight-time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt has tested positive for the coronavirus after celebrating his 34th birthday with a party last week.
Lionel Messi wants to leave Barcelona; Argentine linked to Manchester City
Argentine star Lionel Messi, widely considered one of the greatest players in soccer history, has informed Barcelona that he plans to leave the club this summer.
USCIS cancels planned furlough of 13,000 workers
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration said Tuesday it will cancel a planned furlough of 13,000 workers amid funding issues.
The new fitbit knows when you’re stressed—and how to help you chill
The design matches Fitbit's typical aesthetic. (Fitbit/)Stress abounds in the world at the moment. If we lived in the Ghostbusters II universe, that angry pink ooze would be pouring out from every possible...
National research project to probe how racism in health care has played out amid COVID-19
A new research project will look at the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on racialized communities as well as existing biases in the health-care system.
Four residence halls become home to 50 GSAS students
Whether they were walking to campus from nearby Somerville, Mass., or flying in from Singapore, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) students found their way to campus on Friday. Students who hailed...
Feeling anxious and depressed? In California, you're right at home
It's official, California: COVID-19 has left us sick with worry and increasingly despondent. And young adults — ages 18 to 29 — are feeling it worst.
Why we distort probability
A team of scientists has concluded that our cognitive limitations lead to probability distortions and to subsequent errors in decision-making.
Feeling anxious and depressed? In California, you're right at home
It's official, California: COVID-19 has left us sick with worry and increasingly despondent. And young adults — ages 18 to 29 — are feeling it worst.
Student data analytics group steps in to fight COVID
When COVID-19 forced Harvard’s undergraduates to evacuate campus this past spring, many of them faced difficult choices. For Jerry Huang ’22, a joint concentrator in computer science and statistics and CEO of the...
Virtual imaging trials optimize CT, radiography for COVID-19
A new article looks at the use of virtual imaging trials in effective assessment and optimization of CT and radiography acquisitions and analysis tools to help manage the coronavirus disease...
How rape culture shapes whether a survivor is believed
A hallmark of the #MeToo movement has been to make plain the ubiquity of sexual violence against women and the impunity with which some perpetrators get away it again and again. Rape...
Two online classes aim to spark conversation across campuses
Two prominent professors are inviting all Harvard degree students to join in two University-wide courses this fall designed to spark conversation and mutual learning across the campuses. Michael Sandel, Anne T. and Robert...
Kevin Hart roasts NBC for mistaking him for Olympic athlete Usain Bolt
"I must of gotten really fast & tall overnight," comedian Kevin Hart joked after NBC accidentally ran a photo of him with a story on athlete Usain Bolt.
Pentagon to crowdsource input on improving diversity, inclusion
The Department of Defense is crowdsourcing input from service members and civilian DoD employees for ways to better promote diversity and inclusion in the department.
Dispatch updates from socially distanced faculty, students, staff
Just before the start of the pandemic, Harvard juniors Suuba and Sadia Demby were in Sierra Leonecapping off a two-year project and reconnecting with their family’s roots. The twin sisters traveled there in...
Watch: Kard teases 'Gunshot' music video
K-pop group Kard shared a preview of its video for "Gunshot," the title track from its single album "Way with Words."
Survey: Pittsburgh social workers feel effects of synagogue shooting one year later
One-third of social services staff working in Pittsburgh in the aftermath of the mass shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue reported suffering from mental health issues a year later,...
Researchers reversibly disable brain pathway in primates
For the first time ever, neurophysiologists have succeeded in reversibly disabling a connection between two areas in the brains of primates while they were performing cognitive tasks, or while their...
Without new federal funding, some Ontario First Nations may close schools until 2021
Two First Nation high schools in northwestern Ontario will remain closed next month because of a lack of funding to mitigate the risk of transmitting COVID-19, according to the Nishnawbe...