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.

by Jonathan Shaw

Are Hospital Pay-for-Performance Programs Failing?

Harvard researchers ask whether market incentives can improve healthcare. 

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

New Study Calls Subway Germs Mostly Harmless

Curtis Huttenhower and colleagues analyze bugs on Boston’s T.

by Aidan Langston

Harvard Study Shows How Antibiotics Disrupt Babies’ Microbiomes

Killing good bugs as well as bad may harm early immune “education,” say Harvard scientists.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Bacteria Could Help Prevent Malaria, New Harvard Study Finds

Harvard scientists find Wolbachia protective.

by Aidan Langston

Why evolution favors sex

Sex preserves beneficial mutations, and allows harmful ones to be purged.

by Erin O’Donnell

The Arnold Arboretum’s 10-year plan for plant collecting

Collecting expeditions race the anthropocene extinction to sample wild botanical diversity.

by Jonathan Shaw

A South Shore Finnish sauna draws a diverse crowd

The benefits of sweating at a traditional Finnish sauna in Pembroke, Massachusetts

by Nell Porter-Brown

Broad Institute Researchers Find New Method to Edit RNA

Feng Zhang ’04 and his team build on previous discoveries in editing DNA.

by Aidan Langston

Harvard class schedules in Allston and Cambridge

How to be One Harvard when the College expands to Allston

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard’s Science and Engineering Complex in Allston Wins BRA approval

The 556,850-square-foot building is described as a hub for innovation and entrepreneurship.

by Laura Levis