Science
Discover the scientific breakthroughs and engineering innovations being pioneered across Harvard’s labs and centers.
Don’t Call Stephanie Pierce A Paleontologist
From competing in youth gymnastics to studying tetrapods, the Harvard curator has always chased her curiosity.
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.
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.
Building RoboBees: How Harvard Engineers Are Revolutionizing Micro-Robotics
The push to build flying, thinking, robot swarms
The Bruce Telescope Rediscovered
The telescope that helped define Earth’s place in the universe