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.
Medical School adopts new staffing, processes for animal care
Following animal deaths and government investigations, Dean Jeffrey S. Flier endorses recommendations for New England Primate Research Center
Short profile of David Jones, Ackerman professor of the culture of medicine
David Jones, Ackerman professor of the culture of medicine, works in both history and medicine.
Shawn Douglas of the Wyss Institute develops cancer-fighting nanorobots
Shawn Douglas of the Wyss Institute is developing drug-delivering machines that target designated cells.
Rutin, a substance found in apples, has powerful anticlotting effects
Rutin, a substance found in apples, could help prevent heart attacks and stroke.
Xiao-Li Meng is the new dean of Harvard's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
The statistics professor succeeds Allan Brandt.
Does “Sharkskin” Swimwear Make You Faster?
Research by Harvard ichthyologist George Lauder suggests otherwise.
Risk of Ozone Destruction Above Populated Mid-latitude Regions
Link to climate change seen
A software called RockSalt developed by Harvard researchers boosts app security
RockSalt software improves app security.
Calorie-burning beige fat identified by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute researchers
Cells isolated at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute may aid anti-obesity efforts.
Ofer Bar-Yosef finds evidence of 20,000-year-old pottery in China
Ofer Bar-Yosef dates pottery in China to 20,000 years ago, 10 millennia before the invention of agriculture.