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
Colossal Blossom
Exploring the genetic mysteries of a gigantic parasite
by Jonathan Shaw
A Breakthrough in High-Pressure Physics?
Metallic hydrogen would be a fundamental breakthrough that could revolutionize energy use, space exploration and more.
by Jonathan Shaw
A Robotic Fix for Heart Failure
A new robotic device could restore the ability to pump blood in patients with heart failure.
by Jonathan Shaw
Harnessing Evolution
David R. Liu has harnessed evolution to lab experiments.
by Jonathan Shaw
Heather Henriksen
Harvard’s chief sustainability officer on scaling up green solutions while scaling back its environmental footprint
by Lydialyle Gibson
Connecting Body and Soul
A Harvard initiative studies how spirituality affects patients’ experience at the end of life
Building Toward a Kidney
3-D-printing pioneer Jennifer Lewis aims to fabricate replacement organs.
by Lydialyle Gibson
Williamina Fleming
Brief life of a spectrographic pioneer: 1857-1911
by Alan Hirshfeld
Super Drugs for Super Bugs
New methods for manufacturing antibiotics aim to replenish a dwindling drug pipeline.
by Erin O'Donnell
Brevia
Medical School dean, humanities and sciences honorands, and an app for thriving at Harvard