Science
Discover the scientific breakthroughs and engineering innovations being pioneered across Harvard’s labs and centers.
Don’t Call Stephanie Pierce A Paleontologist
From competing in youth gymnastics to studying tetrapods, the Harvard curator has always chased her curiosity.
Ask a Harvard Professor with Daniel Schrag and David Keith
Some changes cannot be stopped, but reflecting sunlight back into space could slow their pace.
Can dementia’s decline in Europe and the U.S. go global?
Dementia is decreasing in Europe and North America. Why not the rest of the world?
by Matteo Wong
Fast, accurate cancer diagnosis in the developing world
A portable, simple testing technology promises accurate breast-cancer diagnosis and treatment in low- and middle-income countries.
by Jordan Smith
Can solar geoengineering slow climate change?
Coming to terms with climate change’s relentless, long-term fallout
Jennifer A. Doudna, Ph.D. ’89, Shares Chemistry Nobel Prize
Recognized for developing genome-editing technique
The challenges of researching the pandemic’s effects on pregnant women
The challenges of researching the pandemic’s effects on pregnant women
by Matteo Wong
Blaschka Glass Sea Creatures Rendered in 3D
Complementary imaging techniques combine to create 3-D models that virtual visitors can examine from any angle.
by Matteo Wong
Harvard Portrait: Venkatesh Murthy
A brief look at what animals’ sense of smell reveals about the brain
Excerpt from “Exercised,” by Daniel E. Lieberman
A biological anthropologist explains why and how exercise works to combat senescence.
Computer science at Harvard in the 1960s and 1970s
The “yeasty” times” when computer research grew at Harvard