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After bloody revolution: Bringing science back to Liberian classrooms

Harvard chem professor, doctoral student share science passion with teachers full story»

Trading energy for safety, bees extend legs to stay stable in wind

Turbulence hampers flight for various bee species, possibly other insects full story»

Kepler starts search for other Earths

Harvard-Smithsonian scientists part of NASA telescope mission full story»

Florida: The far side of paradise

Students explore a Florida off the beaten track, help a town plan its future full story»

Expedition: Blue Planet 2009 explores water

Students team up (at home) to explore world’s life support system full story»

Student diggers take Harvard’s roots from dirt to display case

Peabody Museum opens new exhibit on treasure from Yard digs full story»

Seeing what they hear, to better understand ourselves

HMS assistant professor examines marine, land mammals for insight on hearing full story»

Foraging for forest frogs

Sri Lankan frogs worth their weight in gold to science full story»

Forests, reefs, mountaintop illuminate tropical biology

Summer field school brings students to Borneo full story»
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