Features
Getting to Mars (for Real)
Humans have been dreaming of living on the Red Planet for decades. Harvard researchers are on the case.
Justice Elena Kagan, in Dissent
Ebbing trust in the Supreme Court, and what to do about it
The Causes of Long COVID
Trying to understand infections’ persistent effects—and to develop cures
Milman Parry
Brief life of a Homeric scholar with a big idea: 1902-1935
“A Moral Obligation”
Charles Berlin and 60 years of collecting for Harvard Library
esperanza spalding and “What if . . .” Music
The musician and "songwright" invites the listener in
“No Going Back to Normal”
Addressing the complexities of children’s mental health
by Jacob Sweet
Richard Evans Schultes
Brief life of a pioneering ethnobotanist and conservationist: 1915-2001
Investing vs. Harvesting
Why (and how) to help undergraduates make the most of their extracurriculars
Telling Humanity’s Story through DNA
Geneticist David Reich rewrites the ancient human past.
The Upward Mobility Problem
Most Americans earn less than their parents did. Can community colleges bridge the gap?