Science

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

A bioengineered virtual human heart overlaid with jellyfish-like structures, symbolizing cardiac designs inspired by jellyfish motion

From Jellyfish to Digital Hearts

How Harvard researchers are helping to build a virtual model of the human heart

by Olivia Farrar

Meghan O'Sullivan 

Geopolitics and the Energy Transition

International relations during the shift to a net-zero economy

by Jonathan Shaw

Map depicting the two sites of two cousins: one lived in central Mongolia, the author in southern Russia

Cousins in the Ancient World

Long-distance human migration and population bottlenecks revealed in ancient DNA

by Jonathan Shaw

Mapping ChatGPT's knowledge base

Mapping ChatGPT’s knowledge universe

by Nina Pasquini

Three ORT packets

Solving Dehydration

A simple solution that saved millions

by Max J. Krupnick

Abstract illustration of DNA, a patient's back with multiple bullseye rashes, and a deer tick.

Deciphering Lyme Disease

Whole-genome analysis exposes the sophistication and vulnerabilities underlying Lyme disease.

by Jonathan Shaw

Illustration of a school of fish in which the lead fish is actually a robot

What Makes Fish Fast?

George Lauder investigates nature’s solutions to underwater speed.

Graphic depicting the earth among wind turbines and solar panels

Easing the Energy Transition

How the Bezos Earth Fund hopes to seed economic transformation

by Jonathan Shaw

Male and female icons on a green background

The male-female longevity gap widens

Men’s lower life expectancy fueled by COVID-19, overdoses

by Max J. Krupnick

Boy and girl uses VR goggles

Parenting Digital Kids

Surgeon General Vivek Murthy advises parents on child social media usage

by Max J. Krupnick

AI and Democracy

The implications for campaigns and elections raise concern

by Aden Barton