Science & Technology

Discover the scientific breakthroughs and engineering innovations being pioneered across Harvard’s labs and centers.

A robotic arm interacting with an underwater object on the ocean floor.

Five Questions with Peter R. Girguis

A Harvard professor of evolutionary biology on what lurks in the deep sea  

by Olivia Farrar

Smiling woman in glasses and a dark outfit seated indoors near a staircase and large windows.

How Technology Shapes Elections, Privacy, and Democracy

Latanya Sweeney confronts our all-consuming “technocracy.”

by Lydialyle Gibson

Illustration of a human head with abstract, colorful brain waves overlayed.

How Does the Brain Interpret Language in Real-Time?

New research on how the brain uses sounds to form words and create meaning.

by Jonathan Shaw

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Using Generative AI to Predict Viral Mutations and Develop Vaccines

Biomedical researchers are using AI to survey the viral landscape.

by Nina Pasquini

Harvard University Professor Gary Ruvkun is jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology. Victoria Ruvkun (from left) with dog Barnaby, Gary Ruvkun, and Natasha Staller are pictured the morning of the announcement at their home in Newton.

Gary Ruvkun Shares Nobel Prize in Medicine

Harvard Medical School genetics professor honored  

by John S. Rosenberg

How to Reform Healthcare

104 Harvard thought leaders outline medicine’s unmet needs.

by Olivia Farrar

A group of clinicians and professionals gathered at a panel discussion, against a backdrop saying "World Medical Innovation Forum."

Can New Drugs Help Millions of Americans with Obesity?

GLP-1s like Ozempic in the future of healthcare

by Olivia Farrar

From left: Margrethe Vestager, Baroness Beeban Kidron, Maria Ressa, and Shoshana Zuboff

Ending Surveillance Capitalism

Four women leading change in the world of privacy and personal data

by Jonathan Shaw

Nuclear Treaties and the Russo-Ukrainian Conflict

Mitigating nuclear risks in modern warfare

by Olivia Farrar

A cube of uranium from Nazi Germany

A Block of Nazi Uranium at Harvard

Proof of a secret Nazi nuclear project

by Max J. Krupnick

Catherine Dulac stands beside a whiteboard filled with colorful handwritten notes and diagrams, wearing a dark blazer and patterned scarf.

Social Interaction and Human Health

Why social interactions are as vital as food and water

by Erin O’Donnell