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History of napalm origins at Harvard

A new book traces napalm's invention to Harvard—and its evolution from heroic discovery to pariah

All That’s Unseen charts the Harvard graduate’s uneasy journey from Appalachia to Cambridge and back.  

In 2004, a frenzy spread across Harvard Yard in days. Four billion users later, we are only just catching up.

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Research

Harvard researchers achieve medical breakthroughs in cancer therapy and infection control.

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Research

The stakes are high for this husband and wife: one of them will die if they don’t find a cure.

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Football

Despite personnel losses, Crimson captain Xaviah Bascon is upbeat about the 2026 season.