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John Maynard Smith Prize Winner 2026 is Wendy Valencia Montoya

Dobzhansky Prize Winner: Dr. Wendy Valencia-Montoya

Evolutionary Clues Reveal How a Key Hearing Protein Adapted for Function

Fred Hutch announces 12 recipients of the annual Harold M. Weintraub Graduate Student Award

Two MCB-Affiliated Postdoctoral Fellows Awarded Harvard Brain Initiative Fellowships

Dr. Rebecka Sepela’s research is uncovering the role of microbes in creating a chemical language that connects all organisms

Anastasiia Sukalskaia Awarded Swiss National Science Foundation Fellowship

Wendy Valencia Montoya – Bridging Natural History and Molecular Biology

Brittany Walsh Receives 2025 FAS Dean’s Distinction Award

Octopus Sex Just Got Weirder. In Addition to Depositing Sperm, Males’ Specialized Mating Arm Can ‘Taste’ Female Hormones

Seeing the world through the eyes of an octopus

Male octopuses guided through mating by female hormones

The taste test: secrets of octopus mating rituals revealed

Octopuses Don’t Need Eyes to Mate — Their Arms Do the Work

Suckers for Love: Octopus Arms “Tastes” for a Mate

Research reveals octopuses as sensitive, long-distance lovers

Study Reveals Octopus Mating Arm Doubles as a Chemical Sensor

Octopus sex is even weirder than you think