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
Your Brain on Exercise
The hormone irisin, promising as a therapeutic against Alzheimer’s and dementia, is responsible for the cognitive benefits of exercise.
Chan Zuckerberg Commits $500 Million to Harvard Neuroscience and AI Institute
A 15-year investment in biomedical and applied science research
Harvard National Academy of Medicine Members
Newly elected members include a dozen Harvard faculty affiliates.
Life After Brain Injury
Alumna Carolyn Gold on finding a “new self” after West Nile encephalitis
Can Slime Molds Think?
A seemingly primitive creature’s complex ability to detect mass from a distance.
Optimizing Public-School Spending
Home prices are a bellwether of efficient spending in local schools
China’s Excess Wind Energy
Rather than shutting down turbines, China can harness surplus wind energy to make “green” hydrogen fuel and industrial chemicals.
by Jacob Sweet
The Mystery of Smell
COVID-19 shines a spotlight on a once-obscure field of science.
Speaking Pheromone
How science is done, in the lab of E.O. Wilson
Seven Harvard Affiliates Named HHMI Investigators
The designation comes with $9 million in research support