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
Genetics and the Human Revolution
Can advances in DNA sequencing help explain what makes us human?
A New Plant to Enhance Memory
Research links a Rhodiola rosea extract to enhanced memory.
by Oset Babür
Is there a language of behavior?
Sandeep Datta says the brain composes behavior from pre-existing “syllables.”
A. Sloan Devlin Seeks to Decrypt the Gut Microbiome
Altering one gene in a gut microbe transforms metabolism.
Vamsi Mootha studies mitochondria and oxygen
Probing the mysteries of mitochondria, Vamsi Mootha discovers new ways to understand metabolic disease.
Harvard President Lawrence Bacow promotes Michigan initiatives
President Bacow listens (and builds partnerships) in Michigan.
Ranking Extinctions by Ecological Impact
New research on extinctions shows that their ecological impact can’t be measured in numbers of species lost.
William Morris Davis
Brief life of William Morris Davis, pioneering geomorphologist
Lowell Kinetic Sculpture Race
Watch human-powered machines prevail—or not—in Lowell.
Visualizing the World at the Harvard Map Collection
Maps can be applied to straightforward ends; they can also be fanciful, surprising, or plain weird.