Science

Discover the scientific breakthroughs and engineering innovations being pioneered across Harvard’s labs and centers.

From Jellyfish to Digital Hearts

How Harvard researchers are helping to build a virtual model of the human heart

by Olivia Farrar

E.O. Wilson on mammalian evolution

E.O. Wilson on why the human species ought to be a little humble

Harvard Portrait: James Mickens

A Harvard computer scientist on how to build a universe

by Lydialyle Gibson

Harvard historians: ice records shed light on medieval climate

Historians at Harvard's Initiative for the Science of the Human Past investigate ice cores.

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Michelle Williams appointed Harvard public health dean

A faculty member and alumna becomes a leader in Longwood.

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard study estimates cancer risk in twins

A new study offers a clearer picture of how genetics and the environment influence cancer risk in families. 

by Sophia Nguyen

Harvard's David Parkes on artificial intelligence and economic reasoning

New thinking machines demand a new economic science.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Harvard’s Wyss Institute has developed organs-on-chips to transform drug testing

The Wyss Institute’s organs-on-chips could transform drug testing and personalized medicine.

by Laura Levis

Marine life exhibit debuts at Harvard Museum of Natural History

A lively exhibit debuts at the Museum of Natural History.

Engineering the future of Harvard’s SEAS

SEAS dean Frank Doyle shares insights.

by Jonathan Shaw , John S. Rosenberg

Architect Anthony Acciavatti’s work mapping the Ganges River

A decade spent exploring India’s dynamic sacred river

by Nell Porter-Brown