Science
Discover the scientific breakthroughs and engineering innovations being pioneered across Harvard’s labs and centers.
Don’t Call Stephanie Pierce A Paleontologist
From competing in youth gymnastics to studying tetrapods, the Harvard curator has always chased her curiosity.
Harvard researcher David Foster on the slow death of the hemlock tree
A tiny insect, the woolly adelgid, is killing off these giant evergreens.
by Laura Levis
Early human history brought to light by genetics
Genetics sheds light on early human history.
Brief life of Cuban naturalist Felipe Poey, by Lindsay Brownell
Brief life of Cuba’s greatest naturalist: 1799-1891
Radcliffe Institute panel discusses the science and ethics of engineering life
A Radcliffe Institute panel discusses the science and ethics of engineering life.
Marc Lipsitch says avian flu experiments risk public health
Marc Lipsitch questions the ethics of creating new transmissible strains.
Faded Rothko murals renewed with corrective light
“Restored” by technology, Harvard Murals anchor inaugural exhibition.
Harvard professor Eric Mazur recognized for innovative teaching method
Award recognizes extraordinary innovation in higher education
Harvard launches research center for greener buildings
An ambitious Harvard research center's quiet debut
National Academy of Sciences Adds Harvard faculty, alumni
Eleven faculty members and 11 alumni are honored.
Harvard conference discusses gender in medicine and public health
A Radcliffe conference examines the role of gender in medicine and public health.