Science
Discover the scientific breakthroughs and engineering innovations being pioneered across Harvard’s labs and centers.
Getting to Mars (for Real)
Humans have been dreaming of living on the Red Planet for decades. Harvard researchers are on the case.
A Gene Therapy Breakthrough
A uniquely interdisciplinary lab has developed a new technique to deliver targeted gene therapies.
Harvard Scientists’ Leadership in Fighting Infectious Diseases
Dan Barouch awarded $24.5 million for HIV research, Marc Lipsitch named to national center for public health forecasting
Raising the Estimate of Sea Level Rise
The effect of post-glacial rebound was overlooked in the West Antarctic
Why Some Citizens Reject Science
Bridging the gulf to science deniers
The State of the Pandemic
Lessons learned from the continuing confrontation with the coronavirus
Bias in Artificial Intelligence
Data journalist Meredith Broussard on “the civil-rights issue of our time”
Contending with Long Covid
Some patients experience lingering and debilitating symptoms after COVID-19.
Could Regenerative Biology Work in Humans?
Mansi Srivastava’s basic research seeks to uncover the origins of whole-body regeneration in animals.
How Paper Crumples
The research provides insight into the way materials react to repeated strain.
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News Briefs: Important University Updates
A large leap in the smallest science, decarbonization debates, admissions lawsuit