Senior research scientist Peter Del Tredici of Harvard’s Arnold Arboretum—see “The Living Dinosaur” by Jill Jonnes, from the November-December issue—has been studying the ancient tree species Ginkgo biloba since the 1980s. In this video, he explains some unusual features of the ginkgo and shows some living specimens of the tree, both full-size and bonsai, at the Arboretum.
The stakes are high for this husband and wife: one of them will die if they don’t find a cure.
From competing in youth gymnastics to studying tetrapods, the Harvard curator has always chased her curiosity.
Sheila Jasanoff has spent her career studying how societies produce knowledge, evaluate expertise, and make decisions about technology.
A College student’s attempt to recapture the romanticism of the workplace.
The play Spare Parts is a contemporary fable about the quest to live forever.
Despite personnel losses, Crimson captain Xaviah Bascon is upbeat about the 2026 season.
