Science & Technology
Radcliffe Institute Announces 2025-2026 Fellows
Scholars pursue projects ranging from reducing ethnic violence to searching for an undiscovered super-Earth.
by Olivia Farrar
Catalyzing Bioengineering
The Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering gets another boost.
by Jonathan Shaw
“Find My Real Husband”
A medical anthropologist cares for his Alzheimer’s-stricken wife.
Seeing Science
New Harvard exhibit explores “Visual Science: The Art of Research”
by Nell Porter-Brown
The Resurrection of the Marlboro Man
Two public-health veterans warn of new smoking risks, especially for the young.
by Jonathan Shaw
Are Super Responders Special?
Do patients who defeat cancer hold biological secrets?
by Bennett McIntosh
Na Li
For a star electrical engineering professor, it's all about systems.
by Jacob Sweet
From the Archives: Animal Research
Every year, scientists use millions of animals—mostly mice and rats—in experiments. The practice provokes passionate debates over the morality and efficacy of such research—and how to make it more humane.
A Dressing That Pulls Wounds Shut
Researchers in the lab of Professor David Mooney have developed a wound-dressing design that works like embryonic skin to heal injuries rapidly.
by Nina Pasquini
As Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Rises, Nutrient Content of Rice Falls
A new study quantifies the global impact of declines in a single nutrient in a single crop, and hints at wider impacts.
by Jonathan Shaw
From One Animal to an Ecosystem
Ecologists aim to understand how deer form their home ranges.
by Marina N. Bolotnikova