Science
Discover the scientific breakthroughs and engineering innovations being pioneered across Harvard’s labs and centers.
There’s a growing movement to curb light pollution. It starts on your front porch.
Sexual imprinting and speciation in deer mice
Mate choice is often controlled by genetics, but sometimes culture plays a role.
Brief life of Mary Ellen Avery, groundbreaking neonatologist
Brief life of a groundbreaking neonatologist: 1927-2011
A new Green Revolution grows from agricultural technologies
Abundant food and better than ever?
Harvard researcher Erica Walker combats urban noise
Erica Walker aims to put “tools and data into the hands of people who can use it.”
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.
Harvard botanists hunt rare plants in China
The hunt for rare plants in China
Is knee osteoarthritis a mismatch disease?
Neither increased obesity nor longevity explains the doubling of knee osteoarthritis since World War II.
The Secrets of Haiti’s Living Dead
A Harvard botanist investigates mystic potions, voodoo rites, and the making of zombies.