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

Scenes from the 25th Ig Nobel Prizes at Harvard

Run-up to this year's Ig Nobel ceremony: an on-the-scene report.

by Bailey Trela

Harvard School of Public Health researchers track dengue fever using big data

A School of Public Health study uses cell-phone records to predict the spread of dengue fever.

by Zara Zhang

Harvard launches design engineering degree

Two Harvard faculties collaborate, aiming to solve real-world problems.

by John S. Rosenberg

Brief life of Harvard astronomer William Cranch Bond, by Alan Hirshfeld

Brief life of Harvard's first astronomer: 1789-1859

by Alan Hirshfeld

Joseph Rock and his plant-collecting adventures in 1920s China

An adventuresome Arnold Arboretum botanizer's heroics in 1920s China

by Peter DeMarco

Harvard study finds Mars was likely cold and icy

Researchers suspect ancient Martian climate was cold and icy.

by Zara Zhang

"mathematics without apologies," by Michael Harris, reviewed by Avner Ash

Two practitioners consider the enterprise of pure mathematics.

by Avner Ash

School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Adds Five to Computer Science Faculty

Ballmer gift enables rapid expansion of computer science at the Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.

by Jonathan Shaw

Harvard study finds it cost-effective to treat half of U.S. adults with statins

School of Public Health researchers find treating 48 percent of U.S. adults with statins would make financial sense.

by Zara Zhang

Harvard researchers report new techniques for fabricating soft robots

Harvard researchers report new techniques for fabricating soft robots.

by Zara Zhang