Science & Technology
Where the Grass Is Greener
Three distinguished scientists on leaving academia to advance biomedical research
by Jonathan Shaw
The Immunity Engineer
Teaching T-cells to kill cancer—and other feats of biomedical science
by Veronique Greenwood
News in Brief
Nobel honorands, institutional voice, civil discourse, Rhodes Scholars, and more
Jane Rosenzweig
Harvard Writing Center’s Jane Rosenzweig on AI and writing
by Lydialyle Gibson
In Africa, Food vs. Climate?
Improved agricultural practices could cut methane emissions to zero.
by Nina Pasquini
Five Questions with Professor Jia Liu
Harvard bioengineer on AI in brain-machine interfaces, and using technology to treat disease
by Olivia Farrar
Seeing Methane from Space
How Harvard scientists hope to slow near-term climate change
by Nina Pasquini
The Rights of Nature
A Harvard course explores legal personhood for natural beings.
by Max J. Krupnick
Eating for the Holidays, the Planet, and Your Heart
“Sustainable eating,” and healthy recipes you can prepare for the holidays.
by Olivia Farrar
How Planet Earth’s Trees Use Carbon
From the Amazon rainforest to shrubs planted around city streets, trees influence the earth’s temperature.
by Olivia Farrar
The Evolutionary Case for Exercise
The off-label prescription from our hunter-gatherer ancestors
by Olivia Farrar