2010

Hopi Hoekstra talks about the MCZ’s collection of horns and antlers on display in the Harvard Museum of Natural History . “Headgear: The Natural History of Horns and Antlers” is on exhibit until January 2. Full Story.

Naomi Pierce joins economists and biologists from Harvard University, University of Toronto and University of East Anglia to co-author a new paper in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, suggesting that the mutually beneficial relationships...

The Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore, honored Dan Hartl by naming him an Honorary Academy Fellow.

EO Wilson received the BBVA Foundation's 2010 Frontiers of Knowledge Award in the area of Ecology and Conservation Biology. BBVA announcement.

Don Pfister's annual holiday lecture linking hallucinogenic Amanita muscaria and Santa's flying reindeer featured on NPR's Morning Edition.

Research by Arkhat Abzhanov probes key HOX genes among crocodiles for clues to the evolution of birds from dinosaurs. Full Story.

Ned Friedman , who will be joining the OEB faculty in January 2011, talked with the Boston Globe about some of his plans for the Arnold Arboretum in his role as its new director.

Research by Peter Girguis and Scott Wankel adds to understanding of deep sea microbes' ability to degrade the byproducts of the Deepwater Horizon spill. Full Story.

David Haig has been inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation's oldest and most prestigious honorary societies. Full Story.

Pardis Sabeti featured in Smithsonian History Explorer video, " Biotechnology at the Cutting Edge."