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
Eye on the Cosmos
The telescope that helped define Earth’s place in the universe
by Jonathan Shaw
A Rosetta Stone for Earthquakes
Machine learning may raise the potential for predicting where—and when—an earthquake might strike.
by Lydialyle Gibson
Climate Change and Crops
How global warming can change crop nutrition
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
Medicine in the Middle of Nowhere
Stuart Harris and the austere practice of wilderness physicians
by Lydialyle Gibson
Extreme-weather Evolution
How the polar vortex produced rapid evolution in lizards
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
A Better Way to Amputate
Improved surgical techniques enhance prosthetic function.
by Erin O'Donnell
Anti-Aging Approaches
Can a single molecule extend lifespan?
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
Seeing the the Invisible World of Microbes
On Earth, microbes run the show.
by Jonathan Shaw
Charles Lieber Named University Professor
The pioneering chemist of bio-compatible transistors and other nanoscale wonders receives Harvard’s highest faculty honor.
by Jonathan Shaw
Wikipedia Against Censorship
Berkman Klein researchers find censorship of Wikipedia is declining.
by Alisha Ukani