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.
Harvard’s Arthur Kleinman reflects on what’s lost when healthcare systems prioritize efficiency.
A theatrical reenactment explores a 1976 clash between science and democracy.
Growing liver implants, mapping the sense of smell, and journalism at risk
Harvard graduate and NASCAR racer Patrick Staropoli on pedals, attention, and fearlessness.
Author and Harvard Divinity School writer-in-residence Terry Tempest Williams finds beauty in the world around us.
An animal’s journey from grief to love shows how much humans need each other, too.
