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.
A beneficial fat that prevents cardiovascular disease in animal models
A beneficial fat rare in Western diets appears to fight cardiovascular disease.
Harvard Medical School names George Daley dean
Stem-cell scientist to lead school.
Why is exercise hard?
Evolution shaped humans to rest—and to run only when absolutely necessary.
Printing wires in three dimensions
A new kind of 3-D printer forms wires in midair.
Harvard Portrait: Michael Brenner
Applied mathematician Michael Brenner on not knowing anything
Harvard’s Jerry Mitrovica explains how Earth dynamics connect to climate
Connecting climate change to the planet’s shifting crust
Bee hunting with Thomas D. Seeley: an excerpt from "Following the Wild Bees"
Thomas D. Seeley on the craft and science of bee hunting
Harvard's New England plant collections published online
Digitized herbaria collections data allow researchers to predict future plant ranges.
Harvard researchers find evidence of China's Great Flood
Researchers unearth geological evidence to support one of the country’s earliest folk legends.
Naomi Oreskes on How to Write about Science
Naomi Oreskes on climate change, politics, and advice for science journalists