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.
At Home with Harvard: The Secret Lives of Animals
From zoology and evolutionary science to animal-rights law to the joys of local wildlife, a selection of our favorite animal stories
The Pandemic's Unequal Toll
A Radcliffe Institute online discussion of health disparities laid bare by coronavirus
Building a Better COVID-19 Swab
Engineers at the Wyss Institute address a critical shortage of nasal swabs.
At Home with Harvard: The Climate Crisis
Highlights from our wide-ranging coverage of the environment
Butterfly wing secrets revealed in infrared
A study reveals new dimensions to their function and beauty.
Stem cell activity linked to lifestyle
Exercise attenuates stem cell production of pro-inflammatory white blood cells.
Frontiers
Activity tracking to identify the at-risk elderly, and China’s offshore windfarm potential
Susan Murphy
Portrait of a hockey-playing statistician—from Louisiana
The Undergraduate on power and the denial of scholarship
A student scientist contemplates power and the denial of scholarship.
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin
Brief life of a breakthrough astronomer: 1900-1979