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Mapping our deep-rooted relationship with medicinal plants news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
Regions with longer histories of human settlement tend to have greater variety, study finds

Why the Mediterranean diet works — Harvard Gazette In podcast, experts break down universal appeal, research-backed benefits of a health trend that adds more than it takes away.

‘Harvard Thinking’: Why the Mediterranean diet works
empty plate news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
In podcast, experts break down universal appeal, research-backed benefits of a health trend that adds more than it takes away

Scientists get a first look at the innermost region of a white dwarf system news.mit.edu/2025/first-l...
X-ray observations reveal surprising features of the dying star’s most energetic environment.

Earth from Space: The Danakil Depression The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over one of Earth’s most extreme environments: the Danakil Depression in Ethiopia.

Earth from Space: The Danakil Depression www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...
The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over one of Earth’s most extreme environments: the Danakil Depression in Ethiopia.

Real-World Helper Exoskeletons Just Got Closer to Reality To make useful wearable robotic devices that can help stroke patients or people with amputated limbs, the computer brains driving the systems must be trained. That takes time and money — lots of time ...

Real-World Helper Exoskeletons Just Got Closer to Reality news.gatech.edu/news/2025/11...
Georgia Tech researchers are using AI to quickly train exoskeleton devices, making it much more practical to develop, improve, and ultimately deploy wearable robots for people with impaired mobility.

Revisiting an unusual spiral www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...
What lies at the heart of this unusual-looking spiral galaxy? The galaxy NGC 4102, featured in this ESA/Hubble Picture of the Week, is home to what astronomers call an active galactic nucleus.

Josh Randolph: Taking care of others as an EMT and ROTC leader MIT senior Josh Randolph, an ROTC leader, EMT, and mechanical engineering major, aims to attend medical school so he can join the Air Force as a doctor. “I always wanted to be in public service, serve...

Josh Randolph: Taking care of others as an EMT and ROTC leader news.mit.edu/2025/josh-ra...
“I always wanted to be in public service, serve my community, and serve my country,” says the MIT mechanical engineering major.

In the grip of ‘horror and anger,’ Gawande grows more determined — Harvard Gazette As global health suffers, his focus on patient-first systems feels more urgent than ever.

In the grip of ‘horror and anger,’ Gawande grows more determined news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
As global health suffers, his commitment to patient-first systems takes on new urgency

How immigrant doctors fill critical gap in U.S. healthcare system — Harvard Gazette In new book, science historian Eram Alam explores the roots of the American physician shortage and how to fix it.

How immigrant doctors fill critical gap in U.S. healthcare system news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
Science historian explores roots of American physician shortage and how to fix it

Medtech startup secures €1.7m investment from Irish Government www.irishpost.com/business/med...
Based at the University of Galway’s Business Innovation Centre, Spiorad Medical is working on a new device which will aid vascular closure procedures.

Harvard student explores the impact of PFAS — Harvard Gazette The senior is researching the impact of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances on humans and the environment.

On the sea or in the lab, Olivia Hogan-Lopez knows the value of perseverance news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
Senior is researching how PFAS chemicals impact humans and the environment

HydroGNSS and Partner Missions to Strengthen Water-Cycle and Environmental Monitoring www.un-spider.org/news-and-eve...
The European Space Agency’s (ESA) HydroGNSS mission will launch on 26 November, 2025 at 19:18 CET aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 from the Vandenberg Space Force Base

Faces of MIT: Brian Hanna Brian Hanna, operations manager of MIT Venture Mentoring Service (VMS), connects skilled volunteer mentors with MIT entrepreneurs looking to launch, expand, and enhance their vision.

Faces of MIT: Brian Hanna news.mit.edu/2025/faces-o...
MIT Venture Mentoring Service Operations Manager Brian Hanna matches entrepreneurs with industry professionals who help take their ventures to the next level through personalized mentorship and expert advice

How a building creates and defines a region A new studio design course combines ecological principles, architectural design, urban economics, and social considerations to address real-world problems in marginalized or degraded areas.

How a building creates and defines a region news.mit.edu/2025/how-bui...
A new MIT course explores how built environments can both emerge from and reveal the internal dynamics of their geographic context

The cost of thinking MIT McGovern Institute researchers find a surprising parallel in the ways humans and new AI models solve complex problems.

The cost of thinking news.mit.edu/2025/cost-of...
MIT neuroscientists find a surprising parallel in the ways humans and new AI models solve complex problems.

How children learn to be good — Harvard Gazette One tip for parents: tell them about your mistakes.

How children learn to be good news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
One tip for parents: Tell them about your mistakes

#IRSO: Observations of the Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS with the PRL 1.2m telescope at Mount Abu www.isro.gov.in/Observations...

NASRDA SUPPORTS TINUBU ADMINISTRATION’S DEVELOPMENTAL STRIDES central.nasrda.gov.ng/nasrda-suppo...
Dr. Matthew Adepoju, has stated that the Agency is fully in tune with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda to drive excellence, accountability & innovation in Nigeria’s space program

NEOFrontiers Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMME) Innovation Support Fund www.sansa.org.za/2025/11/neof...
8 Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) that benefited under the first cohort of the NEOFrontiers Enterprise Innovation Support Fund (EISF), which was launched and awarded in 2024

Quantum modeling for breakthroughs in materials science and sustainable energy Quantum chemist Ernest Opoku is working on computational methods to study how electrons behave as an MIT School of Science Dean’s Postdoctoral Fellow.

Quantum modeling for breakthroughs in materials science and sustainable energy news.mit.edu/2025/quantum...
Quantum chemist Ernest Opoku is working on computational methods to study how electrons behave as a School of Science Dean’s Postdoctoral Fellow.

Symposium examines the neural circuits that keep us alive and well Taking an audience of hundreds on a tour around the body, seven speakers at The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory’s symposium “Circuits of Survival and Homeostasis” Oct. 21 shared their advanc...

Symposium examines the neural circuits that keep us alive and well news.mit.edu/2025/symposi...
Seven speakers from around the country convened at MIT to describe some of the latest research on the neural mechanisms that we need to survive.

US Space Force establishes Combat Forces Command, welcomes new FLDCOM commander www.spaceforce.mil/News/Article...
Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman officially redesignated Space Operations Command as United States Space Force Combat Forces Command,

GT 254: AFGSC validates reliability, readiness of ICBM force with Minuteman III test launch www.spaceforce.mil/News/Article...
Air Force Global Strike Command conducted a test launch of an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile

Order your copy of the latest edition of Pioneering Tech Magazine Order the latest edition of Pioneering Tech now. In this issue: investing in innovation, offshore wind energy in 2050, the nuclear reactor of the future, and much more. Would you like to receive a cop...

Pioneering Tech Edition #5 - November 2025 www.tudelft.nl/en/2025/inno...
The latest edition of Pioneering Tech has been published. The cover story focuses on why investing in innovation is more crucial than ever: did you know that every euro invested in research yields eleven euros in return?

Evacuation tool helps the Netherlands prepare effectively for disasters www.tudelft.nl/en/2025/tu-d...
TU Delft has used its in-house traffic modelling system to develop a new tool designed to support evacuations during events such as floods or wildfires.

UAE Space Agency Organises First Edition of ‘UAE Space Retreat’ space.gov.ae/en/media-cen...
Space Pavilion Promotes National Innovation and Strengthens Global Strategic Partnerships at Dubai Airshow 2025 space.gov.ae/en/media-cen...
Day Two of the Space Conference space.gov.ae/en/media-cen...

Eating in space during the Artemis II lunar mission www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/multimed...
In this vlog, CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen explains how he and the other Artemis II crewmembers will manage meals during their nearly 10-day trip around the Moon

A disruptive neighbour www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...
Though interesting to look at, NGC 1511 is one galaxy you might not want for a neighbour. Seen in this ESA/Hubble Picture of the Week, NGC 1511 is a peculiar spiral galaxy located roughly 50 million light-years away in the constellation Hydrus.

UK Space Agency & JAXA: Powerful Partnership Driving Global Earth Observation space.blog.gov.uk/2025/11/19/u...
UKSA teams up with IMEO, GHGSat to tackle methane emissions space.blog.gov.uk/2025/11/20/u...
UKSA funds studies to tackle space debris challenges space.blog.gov.uk/2025/11/21/u...

YouTube video by StarTalk Superhero Science: StarTalk Live! with Charles Liu

#StarTalk x4: Superhero Science: StarTalk Live! with Charles Liu www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QtK...
Are We Wasting Money in Space? www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9Ku...
Why Some Circles Are Greater Than Others www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Qpu...
What Is Nothing? www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvkq...