2008

Analysis of Martian rock by Andy Knoll and postdoc, Nicholas Tosca suggests Mars' water was too salty to support life. Full Story.

A new species of Sri Lankan frog described by Madhava Meegaskumbara (Hanken Lab) is on 2008 List of Top 10 New Species of the International Institute for Species Exploration.

Harvard students used Peter Girguis's microbial fuel cells to power the team's winning project in World Bank's Lighting Africa competition. Full story.

Chris Organ's (Edward's Lab) molecular analysis of T. rex protein, published in the journal Science , shows shared avian ancestry. Full Story.

Gonzalo Giribet's phylogenomic sampling research improves resolution of the animal tree of life and is the journal Nature's cover story.

Martin A. Nowak's study, published in the journal Nature, shows that cooperation game winners choose not to escalate conflicts. Full Story.

Jim McCarthy has been awarded the 2008 Walker Prize from the Boston Museum of Science

Charles Davis's Rafflesia research is among Discover Magazine 's top 100 discoveries of 2007.