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A Space-Age Project for Harvard’s Plant Collection

Light-based analysis of botanical collections link plants to Earth’s changing climate.

by Jonathan Shaw

How Much Alcohol Is Safe?

Drinking alcohol increases cancer risk, but may protect against cardiovascular disease.

by Erin O’Donnell

How the Mind Assigns Meaning to Words

New research on how the brain uses sounds to form words and create meaning.

by Jonathan Shaw

Why Ivy Athletes Score in Careers

How does undergraduate participation in varsity sports enhance career success?

by Jonathan Shaw

Predicting Viral Variants and Vaccine Cures

Biomedical researchers are using AI to survey the viral landscape.

by Nina Pasquini

In Search of the Social Microbiome

The microbiome may be socially exchanged, modulating both health and metabolism.

by Ann Thomas

Mapping the Human Brain

A decade-long project to map a cubic millimeter of human brain reveals previously unimagined architectures.

by Jonathan Shaw

Climate Change’s Crippling Costs

The impact on global GDP is likely six times greater than previously estimated. 

by Erin O’Donnell

How Schizophrenia Resembles the Aging Brain

The search for schizophrenia’s biological basis reveals an unexpected link to cellular changes seen in aging brains.

by Ann Thomas

Redefining Obesity

For obesity patients, improved treatments and a nuanced understanding of the disease may lead to better health.

by Chris Berdik

Vision and Justice

How photographs promote social justice

by Nina Pasquini