Science

Discover the scientific breakthroughs and engineering innovations being pioneered across Harvard’s labs and centers.

How to Care for Patients in AI-Driven Medicine

Harvard’s Arthur Kleinman reflects on what’s lost when healthcare systems prioritize efficiency.

by Olivia Farrar

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

Excerpt from “Exercised,” by Daniel E. Lieberman

A biological anthropologist explains why and how exercise works to combat senescence.

by Daniel E. Lieberman

Computer science at Harvard in the 1960s and 1970s

The “yeasty” times” when computer research grew at Harvard

by Harry R. Lewis

Using puzzles to teach physics

In his freshman seminar, Cumrun Vafa uses puzzles to help students understand complex physics.

by Steve Nadis

Dairy culture on the Eurasian Steppe

Ancient dental plaque points to the historical significance of dairy culture on the Eurasian Steppe.

by Jonathan Shaw

Harvard Portrait: Venkatesh Murthy

A brief look at what animals’ sense of smell reveals about the brain

by Lydialyle Gibson

New Test Paradigm Needed for SARS-CoV-2

Michael Mina maintains a new testing regimen could end the COVID-19 pandemic—in three weeks.

by Jonathan Shaw

Active Duty in a Pandemic

Harvard affiliates aid the Defense Department's response to COVID-19 in New York.

by Matteo Wong

At Home with Harvard: Harvard in the World

Harvard Magazine’s coverage of the University’s expanding global reach