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.
Harvard unveils ambitious plans for data science
Harvard outlines steps toward a data-science institute in Allston.
The Discovery of a Lost Harvard Museum
Recreating the Philosophy Chamber
Roger Angell golfing, David Halberstam rowing, arachnologist Herbert Walter Levi
Roger Angell tees off, David Halberstam survives the Charles, and more
by Primus VI
Old Food Reduces Lifespan
New evidence strengthens the theory that aging results from molecular damage.
Nutrition for health, environment, and society
Gidon Eshel explains the environmental, social, and political effects of food choices.
A reason why cancer is less common in women
Scientists think they may have an answer.
Modeling suicide risk
Traditional methods of preventing suicide have been ineffective, says psychologist Matthew Nock.
Brief life of Henry Knowles Beecher, anesthetist and late-blooming ethicist
Brief life of a late-blooming ethicist: 1904-1976
by Jack El-Hai
The largest flower in the world is a parasite
Exploring the genetic mysteries of a gigantic parasite
Isaac Silvera and Ranga Dias Create Metallic Hydrogen
Metallic hydrogen would be a fundamental breakthrough that could revolutionize energy use, space exploration and more.