Faculty & Research
An Original Magna Carta, Hidden in Plain Sight
A rare original surfaces at Harvard at an “almost providential” moment.
by Nina Pasquini
Harvard Portrait: Abigail Donovan and Laura Prager
The pediatric psychiatrists’ book depicts emergency-room experiences with mentally ill children.
The Annotated Falcon
An item in the history of note-taking
by Christopher Reed
Cheating the Reaper
New study reveals just how many years of life are added by varying levels of exercise.
by Erin O'Donnell
A Cucumber Coil Conundrum
In the plant's tendrils, L. Mahadevan and colleagues discover a new type of spring.
by Erin O'Donnell
The Deadliest Virus
Modified H5N1 could infect a billion people if it escapes the lab.
by David Levin
The Prison Problem
Sociologist Bruce Western rethinks incarceration in America
by Elizabeth Gudrais
How Same-Sex Marriage Came to Be
On activism, litigation, and social change in America
by Michael J. Klarman
Vita: Alexander Hamilton Rice
Brief life of an Amazon explorer: 1875-1956
by Mark J. Plotkin
A Cardiac Conundrum
How gaps in medical knowledge affect matters of the heart
by Alice Park
T. Berry Brazelton to Receive Presidential Citizens Medal
The Harvard pediatrician is honored for his commitment to public service.