They produced a photocopy of it with an endorsement in blank, so-called bearer paper that is much like an endorsed blank check. Copies of promissory notes aren't enough to establish rights, just as copies of dollar bills wouldn't be honored by a bank,...

Earth. New observations from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope show that it is a waterworld enshrouded by a thick, steamy atmosphere. Astronomers have discovered a new type of ocean-covered alien planet that is the only one of its kind ever found inside or...

After the war, Dr. Stone was briefly a scientific liaison officer in the U.S. Embassy in London and headed a scientific intelligence division in the newly established CIA. Albert Mordecai Stone was a Boston native and a 1934 honors graduate of Harvard...

Researchers at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in the northeastern state of Massachusetts describe the planet, called GJ-1214b, as a waterworld surrounded by a thick, steamy atmosphere. They say the exoplanet is nearly three times the...

Weiss Published: Feb. 21, 2012 at 7:15 PM CAMBRIDGE, Mass. , Feb. 21 (UPI) -- U.S. astronomers say they used an X-ray observatory to clock the fastest particle wind yet discovered blowing off a disk around a stellar-mass black hole. Researchers at the...

“Santorum has not been specific about spending cuts, he has simply called for across-the-board spending cuts of various sorts. But simple arithmetic shows how unrealistic his plan would be,” Harvard University economist Jeffrey Liebman told a...

“If the Massachusetts court says this defense works, that would have a huge ripple effect across the country,” said Kurt Eggert, a professor at Chapman University School of Law in Orange, California. A ruling in favor of Eaton would show how a

New observations by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope suggest that GJ 1214b is a watery world enshrouded by a thick, steamy atmosphere. "GJ 1214b is like no planet we know of," study lead author Zachory Berta of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for...

"Santorum has not been specific about spending cuts, he has simply called for across-the-board spending cuts of various sorts. But simple arithmetic shows how unrealistic his plan would be," Harvard University economist Jeffrey Liebman told a...

[The student], who scored the maximum 2400 on the SAT and 2390 — 10 points below the ceiling — on subject tests in physics, chemistry and calculus, was denied admission by Princeton, Harvard, Stanford University, and the Massachusetts Institute of...

Space Telescope. Published: Feb. 21, 2012 at 1:43 PM CAMBRIDGE, Mass. , Feb. 21 (UPI) -- The Hubble Space Telescope has found a new type of planet outside our solar system, a water world covered by a thick, steamy atmosphere, U.S. astronomers say. A...

New observations by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope suggest that GJ 1214b is a watery world enshrouded by a thick, steamy atmosphere. "GJ 1214b is like no planet we know of," study lead author Zachory Berta of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for...

The international network of academic centers — in addition to the one at Harvard, others have been founded at Georgetown University, the American University in Cairo, the American University of Beirut, the University of Cambridge, and the University...

University professor David Edwards believes his new breathable caffeine product AeroShot is a revolution in energy supplements. However, some lawmakers think the product is a recipe for danger. The product is a lipstick sized capsule that dispenses...

“If the Massachusetts court says this defense works, that would have a huge ripple effect across the country,” said Kurt Eggert, a professor at Chapman University School of Law in Orange, California. A ruling in favor of Eaton would show how a $25...

(Uranus and Neptune). Planets orbiting distant stars come in an even wider variety, including lava worlds and “hot Jupiters.” Observations by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have added a new type of planet to the mix. By analyzing the previously...

The Bulldogs (1-27-1, 1-20-1 ECAC) fell 10-5 to Dartmouth (18-8-2, 14-6-2 ECAC) on Friday night in Hanover, N.H. Saturday night saw the team shutout 4-0 by Harvard (20-8-1, 17-4-1 ECAC) in Cambridge, Mass. The team, which is ranked 12th in the 12-team...

Weik, a senior, swam the 100 in 54.11, bettering her qualifying time of 54.22. She also took fifth in the 50 free with a 25.08, again bettering her qualifying time. Weik was also part of two relay teams that took medals. She swam with Rachael Butler,...

Zuckerberg is visiting MIT and Harvard to recruit students about to graduate to work at Facebook. SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Josh Buckley, chief executive of an online gaming start-up, is looking forward to next month's Game Developers Conference in San...