Science & Technology
Discover the scientific breakthroughs and engineering innovations being pioneered across Harvard’s labs and centers.
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
Human and Machine Intelligence
Launching Harvard’s Kempner Institute
by Jonathan Shaw
Seeking the First Speakers of Indo-European Language
Ancient DNA sheds new light on the origins of a lingua franca.
by Jonathan Shaw
Re-Wilding Harvard
Bringing native plant species back to campus.
by Kristina DeMichele
Does High Blood Sugar Blunt the Benefits of Exercise?
Understanding “low response to training”—and searching for solutions for diabetics and others
by Daniel Oberhaus
The Causes of Long COVID
Trying to understand infections’ persistent effects—and to develop cures
by Jonathan Shaw
Stephanie Gil Helps Robots Work Better Together
Crafting algorithms to optimize search and rescue operations, delivery drones, and more
by Kristina DeMichele
Harvard's Black-Hole Debunker
Astrophysicist Kareem El-Badry challenges scientific mistakes.
by Isabel Mehta
Fracking’s Deadly Toll
Harvard researchers find that fracking shortens the lives of elderly Americans living downwind of unconventional oil and gas wells.
by Daniel Oberhaus
“No Going Back to Normal”
Addressing the complexities of children’s mental health
by Jacob Sweet
Richard Evans Schultes
Brief life of a pioneering ethnobotanist and conservationist: 1915-2001
by Mark J. Plotkin