Science
Discover the scientific breakthroughs and engineering innovations being pioneered across Harvard’s labs and centers.
From Jellyfish to Digital Hearts
How Harvard researchers are helping to build a virtual model of the human heart
Does High Blood Sugar Blunt the Benefits of Exercise?
Understanding “low response to training”—and searching for solutions for diabetics and others
The Causes of Long COVID
Trying to understand infections’ persistent effects—and to develop cures
Stephanie Gil Helps Robots Work Better Together
Crafting algorithms to optimize search and rescue operations, delivery drones, and more
Harvard's Black-Hole Debunker
Astrophysicist Kareem El-Badry challenges scientific mistakes.
by Isabel Mehta
Fracking’s Deadly Toll
Harvard researchers find that fracking shortens the lives of elderly Americans living downwind of unconventional oil and gas wells.
“No Going Back to Normal”
Addressing the complexities of children’s mental health
by Jacob Sweet
Richard Evans Schultes
Brief life of a pioneering ethnobotanist and conservationist: 1915-2001
Telling Humanity’s Story through DNA
Geneticist David Reich rewrites the ancient human past.
The Black Hole at the Center of the Galaxy
Scientists affiliated with the Event Horizon Telescope publish the first image of Sagittarius A*, the black hole at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy.
Beyond the Crisis Du Jour
President Bacow’s perspectives on “playing long ball” at Harvard again.