Science
Discover the scientific breakthroughs and engineering innovations being pioneered across Harvard’s labs and centers.
U.S. Appeals Court Preserves NIH Research Funding
The court made permanent an injunction preventing caps on reimbursement for overhead costs.
Alumnus Moungi Bawendi Shares Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Chemist revolutionized production process of quantum dots
What Makes Humans Smart?
The critical role of cultural intelligence
Polishing off Plastic Pollution?
Engineering microbes to metabolize plastic waste
Irene Soto Marín
Ancient history professor studies coins, ceramics, and Zelda.
Making Music Out of DNA Loops
Composer and biophysicist Amir Bitran ’16, Ph.D. ’23
Life’s Blueprints
The development of developmental biology
Curiosities: Stone Walls, a Closer Look
Learning from the past through relics in Concord, Massachusetts
When Wildfires Make Your Air Unhealthy
Joseph Allen emphasizes that retreating indoors is an incomplete solution.
Spotting Pollutants from Space
A satellite-mounted instrument developed at the Center for Astrophysics will track air pollution hourly across North America.
Engineering Virus-free Cells… and Organs?
Harvard researchers have built bacteria resistant to viral infections.