Skip to Content, Navigation, or Footer.

Science & Research

Demanche_ice-on-mercury-_CO-NASA-1
Science & Research

Researchers find evidence of ice on Mercury

The planet closest to the sun might have large areas of previously undiscovered ice on its surface. A new study by University researchers suggests that Mercury’s north pole is home to more ice than previously thought. Using data collected from NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft, the team not only confirmed ...


The Setonian
Science & Research

Sleep lab links alcoholism, mood to sleep

Everybody sleeps, yet we still know so little about why, what the brain does while we do or how it affects people’s behavior. Recent studies conducted bythe University’s joint sleep research lab with Bradley Hospital hope to answer some of these questions by identifying genes that control sleep ...


Carter_New-Mindfulness-Center_CO_Brown
Science & Research

University opens new mindfulness center

Beginning in the late 1970s, mindfulness moved from the ashram to the laboratory, where researchers began to study its effects on health. Brown has been at the forefront, having formally introduced a contemplative studies initiative and concentration over 10 years ago. Now, Brown is opening a new center ...


Wells_Balloon_COBrown
Science & Research

BSE sends balloon into atmosphere

Brown Space Engineering launched a balloon into the upper atmosphere near Springfield, Mass. the morning of Sunday, Oct. 1 as part of a project meant to test new technology and demonstrate the accessibility of space. The balloon reached a height of nearly 100,000 feet and then flew south for two hours ...


Wells_Moon-Water-Map_COShuaiLi-copy
Science & Research

Scientists map water distribution on lunar surface

Many people are unaware that water exists on the moon, but University scientists have gone far beyond corroborating this fact: They created a quantitative map of it. In a recent study, researchers used technology called the Moon Mineralogy Mapper to analyze not only the location of water on the moon, ...


Tan_VirtualReality_BrownUniversity_BrownUniversity
Science & Research

Students learn history using virtual reality

Adam Blumenthal, adjunct associate professor of the practice of computer science and virtual reality artist-in-residence, has been working with a team of students to create a virtual reality educational experience about the Gaspee Affair, a maritime attack that preceded the Revolutionary War. The work ...




Powered by SNworks Solutions by The State News
All Content © 2026 The Brown Daily Herald, Inc.