Science
Discover the scientific breakthroughs and engineering innovations being pioneered across Harvard’s labs and centers.
What Bonobos Teach Us About Female Power and Cooperation
A Harvard scientist expands our understanding of our closest living relatives.
by Annie Roth
Brief life of oceanographer Mary Sears, by Peter Denton
Brief life of an oceanographer and patriot: 1905-1997
by Peter Denton
Harvard synthetic biology researchers built a transplantable circadian clock
Harvard synthetic biologists have engineered a circadian clock, with implications for treating obesity and metabolic diseases.
Level of fine particles below EPA allowances still deadly to some
New HSPH study finds that air pollution below EPA standards still endangers health.
by Zara Zhang
John Paulson endows Harvard engineering with $400 million
John A. Paulson underwrites school with University’s largest gift.
Centennial Medalists 2015
The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences honors four distinguished alumni.
Harvard appoints Francis J. Doyle engineering dean
New leader of Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Climate change panel debates solutions, including divestment tactic
A panel of experts debates the best path forward.
Harvard scientists find a way to convert solar energy into a liquid fuel
Harvard scientists find a way to convert solar energy into a liquid fuel.
Harvard’s Catherine Dulac and her team locate neurons tied to parental behavior
Locating the “command neurons that drive parental behavior”
Jelani Nelson, Speeding Algorithms
A theorist explores the limits to shrinking datasets.