Science

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

What Happens When Infections Stop Responding to Antibiotics?

Harvard Medical School experts discuss the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance.

by Olivia Farrar

Galileo's Compass and the Art of Branding

How Galileo’s geometric and military compass helped him calculate his own ascent

by Nina Pasquini

Music and Medicine

Toussaint Miller explores the healing power of art.


by Lydialyle Gibson

Essays from Edward Tenner

Essayist Edward Tenner on technology’s pitfalls

Harvard Deans of Arts and Engineering on Plans and Priorities

The deans of arts and humanities and the school of engineering and applied sciences share their plans and priorities.

by Jonathan Shaw

Renewable Energy in Texas

Cheap renewable energy could position Texas to become a major producer of clean hydrogen fuel.

by Jonathan Shaw

Bill Gates on AI and Innovation

At Harvard, the Microsoft co-founder discusses his biography—and artificial intelligence. 

by Olivia Farrar

Can Memory Be Related to Creative Cognition?

Harvard’s Daniel L. Schacter on how memory is linked to divergent thought

by Olivia Farrar

Five Questions with Audrey Chang ’25 of the Harvard Responsible Computing Club

The College senior on creating structures for responsible tech use

by Max J. Krupnick

The Psychology of Virtual Reality

Harvard’s Steven Pinker on the psychology underlying the experience—and limitations—of VR

by Olivia Farrar

Harvard Professors Leaving for Private Sector Research

Three distinguished scientists on leaving academia to advance biomedical research

by Jonathan Shaw