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
New Nobel Laureate Discusses His Life and Work
Harvard chemist Martin Karplus speaks to the press.
Redesign for Cabot Science Library
The science center space will be reimagined for 21st century knowledge production and exchange.
Martin Karplus ’51 Shares Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Richards professor of chemistry emeritus, two others recognized for modeling complex chemical systems
James E. Rothman, Ph.D. ’76, Shares Nobel Prize for Medicine
Yale cell biologist, two others, are recognized for work on vesicles and cellular transport.
“The Story of the Human Body”
The evolutionary biologist's new book addresses health and human evolution.
New Study Predicts Wildfires Will Worsen with Climate Change
By 2050 wildfires will last longer, generate more smoke, and burn a wider area in the western states.
Giant Magellan Milestone
Harvard's partners cast third mirror for world's largest telescope
Geology Intersects Biology
A poster by Harvard scientists shows 4.6 billion years of evolutionary history.
by Laura Levis
Life’s Beginnings
Studying how life bloomed on Earth—and might emerge elsewhere
by Courtney Humphries
Systematic Drug Discovery
The new Harvard Program in Therapeutic Science seeks a better basis for drug development.
by Katherine Xue