Research
Coverage of significant discoveries, academic studies, and research initiatives led by Harvard scholars across disciplines.
To Promote Healthy Habits in Patients, Start with the Doctors
Why Harvard Medical School is training physicians to think more like coaches
Hold the Fries
Baked, boiled, and mashed potatoes are better.
The Risks of Low-Dose Radiation Exposure
Continuing fallout from the Manhattan Project
Judge Orders NIH to Restore Grants
Ruling likely won’t affect most of Harvard’s research cuts.
Harvard’s Plant Collection Meets Space Science
Light-based analysis of botanical collections link plants to Earth’s changing climate.
Renewable Energy in Texas
Cheap renewable energy could position Texas to become a major producer of clean hydrogen fuel.
Harvard’s Pioneering Mammalogist Barbara Lawrence
Brief life of an intrepid mammalogist: 1909-1997
How Does the Brain Interpret Language in Real-Time?
New research on how the brain uses sounds to form words and create meaning.
Brain Mapping Suggests How Memories are Stored
A decade-long project to map a cubic millimeter of human brain reveals previously unimagined architectures.
Can Humans Learn to Speak “Whale”?
Project CETI’s pioneering effort to unlock the language of sperm whales was launched at Harvard.
The Danger of Climate Tipping Points
Harvard researchers are developing response capability for a climate emergency.