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Space debris that looks like a meteor in the night sky
Seismology
Tracking space junk as it falls to Earth
Published Jan 22, 2026
Earthquake-detecting seismometers pinpoint sounds of space debris entering the atmosphere
A routine IVF embryo biopsy for clinical genetic testing, which provided the large-scale genetic data analyzed in this study
Human reproduction
Study reveals genetic factors influencing pregnancy loss
Published Jan 21, 2026 Video
The findings shed new light on human reproduction and suggest pathways for developing treatments to lower the risk of pregnancy loss
Aerial view of data centers in Ashburn, Virginia.
Q+A
Is data center growth compatible with energy sustainability?
Published Jan 20, 2026
Johns Hopkins energy research scholar Abe Silverman discusses the environmental and economic considerations related to the proliferation of data centers
Three people react with delight as a small copper still produces alcohol.
Intersession, distilled
Published Jan 13, 2026 Video
Biochemist Eric Johnson's one-week Intersession course introduces students to the complex processes used to make brandy and other liquors
Susanne Sterbing
In memoriam
Assistant research professor Susanne Sterbing dies at 60
Published Jan 8, 2026
Sterbing was best known for her work comparing auditory and somatosensory systems of different species
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Libraries
Open Source Programs Office to establish Research Software Support Network
Published Jan 6, 2026
With funding from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Sheridan Libraries' OSPO launches an initiative to coordinate and support scholars' use of research software across the university
Sunlight and low angle view photo of forest ground with pine cones and needles with trees in background
Genomics
Dirty dark matter
Published Jan 6, 2026
Massive endeavor including Hopkins researchers and students aims to understand the planet's most biodiverse habitats
Talia Hovsepian smiles for a photo at a Formula 1 race.
Applied Math
Student helps Formula One team shave off seconds
Published Dec 17, 2025
Undergraduate Talia Hovsepian is taking a gap year to work as a data scientist for Racing Bulls
Ultrasound of breast after mammography for diagnosis Breast cancer in women isolated on black background
Biomedical engineering
New tech reduces false positives from breast ultrasounds
Published Dec 17, 2025
Advance could spare patients unnecessary follow-up exams and procedures
A lab researcher holds up a slide to look through it.
Undergraduate research
Could axolotls hold the key to restoring human vision?
Published Dec 11, 2025
Axolotls can regenerate optic nerves, retinas, and parts of their brain. Provost's Undergraduate Research Award-winner Ted Chor wants to understand how.