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
Can Plants Sequester Enough Carbon To Slow Climate Change?
The world’s forests impound carbon below ground, a Harvard scientist shows, but for how long?
Raw and Red Hot
Could inflammation be the cause of myriad chronic conditions?
Harvard Pushes to Advance Basic and Applied Quantum Physics
Harvard thinks bigger about the odd realm of matter at the very smallest scale.
Harvard’s HouseZero, the building that thinks
The Center for Green Buildings and Cities aims to reduce energy used to heat and cool buildings to nearly zero.
Building RoboBees: How Harvard Engineers Are Revolutionizing Micro-Robotics
The push to build flying, thinking, robot swarms
Born to Rest: Why Exercise is Hard
Evolution shaped humans to rest—and to run only when absolutely necessary.
Why “Big Data” is a Big Deal
Information science promises to change the world.
Lightweight, distortion-free flat lens uses antennae, not glass, to focus light
Harvard scientists have developed a tiny, lightweight, distortion-free lens that focuses light without glass.
Where Does Tuberculosis Hide?
The fight against an ancient scourge shifts to new battlegrounds...
Could Rock-Weathering Help Solve Climate Change?
Accelerating natural processes presents a potential new CO2 mitigation strategy.