Faculty & Research
Insights into groundbreaking faculty research, innovative projects, and academic thought leadership across Harvard’s schools and institutes.
This Astronomer is Sounding a Warning on 'Space Junk'
As debris accumulates in low Earth orbit, the danger of destructive collisions continues to rise.
by Olivia Farrar
Witness to Violence
Historian Jill Lepore explores the lives of slaves during an alleged eighteenth century uprising
by Jonathan Shaw
The Aging Enigma
Is aging necessary? Are the wrinkles and gray hair, weakening muscles, neurodegeneration, reduced cardiovascular function, and increased risk of...
by Jonathan Shaw
Thinking Small
From quantum materials design to “voodoo physics” in the nanoscientists’ weird world
by Jonathan Shaw
Death by the Barrel
The public-health response to gun casualties: make the weapons less lethal
by Craig Lambert
Brian Farrell in Bugdom
At a research station in the Dominican cloud forest, Brian Farrell has just seen, out of the corner of his eye, a prize buzzing by. Ditching his...
by Jonathan Shaw
Who Built the Pyramids?
Not slaves. Archaeologist Mark Lehner, digging deeper, discovers a city of privileged workers.
by Jonathan Shaw
Origins
Ofer Bar-Yosef argues that cultural and technological revolutions have been more important than biological ones during the past 100, 000 years.
by Jonathan Shaw
A "Sick" Democracy
America's troubled democracy
“An Evolutionary Scandal”
Matthew Meselson and David Mark Welch explore the role of sex in evolutionary biology.
by Jonathan Shaw
The Downsides of Prozac
Harvard researchers discuss the side effects of Prozac and other SSRIs
by Craig Lambert