Science
Discover the scientific breakthroughs and engineering innovations being pioneered across Harvard’s labs and centers.
U.S. Appeals Court Preserves NIH Research Funding
The court made permanent an injunction preventing caps on reimbursement for overhead costs.
Explore the Cambridge Science Festival
Engage in “hands-on, creative activities directly with scientists.”
Researchers Find Earliest Known Human Fossil Outside Africa
Humans began leaving Africa at least 50,000 years earlier than previously thought.
Zika Vaccine Development Reveals Differences in Efficacy One Year On
Harvard’s Dan Barouch finds long-term Zika vaccine efficacy varies by delivery method.
Is knee osteoarthritis a mismatch disease?
Neither increased obesity nor longevity explains the doubling of knee osteoarthritis since World War II.
Harvard botanists hunt rare plants in China
The hunt for rare plants in China
The Secrets of Haiti’s Living Dead
A Harvard botanist investigates mystic potions, voodoo rites, and the making of zombies.
Gut Health May Begin in the Mouth
Oral bacteria can lodge in the gut and trigger inflammatory bowel conditions.
Brendan Meade studies earthquakes using artificial neural networks
Machine learning may raise the potential for predicting where—and when—an earthquake might strike.
How climate change can change crop nutrition
How global warming can change crop nutrition
Stuart Harris and wilderness medicine at Harvard
Stuart Harris and the austere practice of wilderness physicians