The advances for which University of Washington scientists have played key roles could make it easier to predict a devastating subduction earthquake long feared in the state. … learn more→

Winnie-the-Pooh is an illustrated children’s series written by A.A. Milne in the 1920’s which chronicled the lighthearted adventures of Christopher Robin and his animal friends in Ashdown Forest. The dialogue in the beloved books is often philosophic and inspirational. The books have been translated into many languages and spawned numerous theatre and film adaptations, becoming […] … learn more→

“All glass is beautiful,” Belgian researcher Patrick Degryse said, gently turning a delicate, Roman-era vessel, its bluish sheen glowing under the fluorescent lights of the Semitic Museum’s basement collections. Degryse, a research professor from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, was on one of his twice-yearly pilgrimages to Harvard to examine the Semitic Museum’s archaeological collections. Degryse is […] … learn more→

The first organisms to emerge after an ancient worldwide glaciation likely evolved hardy survival skills, arming themselves with tough exteriors to weather a frozen climate. Researchers at MIT, Harvard University and Smith College have discovered hundreds of microscopic fossils in rocks dating back nearly 710 million years, around the time when the planet emerged from […] … learn more→

How to become an ultra successful entrepreneur while living a happy and balanced life? Some might say it’s not possible. However, a new book developed by two Cambridge alumni seeks a contemporary answer to the age old question. Contrary to traditional examples of those that have achieved financial wealth at any cost and have sacrificed […] … learn more→

Reflecting on his 1879 sojourn in France, Mark Twain — our most quintessentially American writer — quipped, “In Paris they simply stared when I spoke to them in French; I never did succeed in making those idiots understand their own language.” Twain is one in a long line of Americans who have found the French […] … learn more→

Study shows that later class start times in college are associated with delayed sleep schedules, increased binge drinking and lower grades … learn more→

Over the next few years, it is likely that daily deal sites will have to settle for lower shares of revenues from businesses compared with their current levels, and it will be harder and more expensive for them to find viable candidates to fill their pipelines of daily deals, according to Utpal Dholakia, associate professor […] … learn more→

In 1904, Italy’s Prince Piero Ginori Conti became the first person to use thermal energy from within the earth to turn on the lights — five of them, to be precise. Now, more than a century after his experiment, 24 countries are using geothermal power. The 10,900 megawatts of capacity installed worldwide generate enough renewable […] … learn more→

Aren’t we too puny to rival the great forces of nature that shape our planet? Certainly some prominent Australian geologists sceptical of our ability to impact our climate have said as much. But the facts show that we are fundamentally impacting planet Earth in unprecedented ways, and we’ve known about it for a century. Measuring […] … learn more→