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

Malcolm Whitman reveals how an ancient Chinese remedy stops autoimmune disease

Malcolm Whitman reveals how the blue evergreen hydrangea stops autoimmune disease.

Harvard Medical School problems caring for research primates

Harvard Medical School's primate research center encounters repeated, serious lapses of proper procedure and safe animal care

by Carolyn Y. Johnson

Red meat consumption linked to premature death in HSPH study

Study links red meat consumption to premature death

Harvard professors project education research in 2036

Faculty of Arts and Science professors project 400th anniversary

Harvard study finds stem cells in ovaries grow eggs

The findings could have implications for treating infertility.

In Adam Cohen's lab, neurons to light up as they fire

Harvard researchers create neurons that light up when they fire.

by Erin O’Donnell

Traumatic brain injury: research on causes, treatment, clinical applications

From causes to clinical applications and treatment, Harvard researchers investigate traumatic brain injury.

by Courtney Humphries

Geoffrey Jones studies America's forgotten green entrepreneurs

Geoffrey Jones studies America's forgotten green entrepreneurs.

by Alexander Bloom

Harvard faculty elected to National Academy of Engineering

Harvard's George Church, genomics pioneer, and William George, healthcare and management leader, are recognized.