Science
Discover the scientific breakthroughs and engineering innovations being pioneered across Harvard’s labs and centers.
What Bonobos Teach Us About Female Power and Cooperation
A Harvard scientist expands our understanding of our closest living relatives.
by Annie Roth
The Health Benefits of Owning a Pet
Animal companions help their owners live longer, happier lives.
Seeking Climate Solutions
Teams of Harvard researchers have developed concrete proposals for addressing specific climate impacts.
Plumbing the Deep Sea
Peter Girguis probes life on the ocean floor.
Making Charitable Giving More Competent
How psychological insight can make altruism more rewarding and effective
Using Cancer to Kill Cancer
A novel immunotherapy turns cancer against itself.
Roger Fu
A paleomagnetics scholar who uses ancient rocks to peer into the early lives of Earth and Mars
It's Still Hard for Women in Science
New book on Nancy Hopkins speaks to women's fight for equality then—and their fight now
Humans on Horseback
New evidence on domestication of horses—and the spread of an ancient Eurasian culture
Research Clusters Seek Climate Solutions
Teams of Harvard researchers will develop concrete proposals for addressing specific climate impacts.
Harvard Begins Search for Engineering Dean
Claudine Gay announces the advisory committee for successor to Frank Doyle.