Science

Discover the scientific breakthroughs and engineering innovations being pioneered across Harvard’s labs and centers.

From Jellyfish to Digital Hearts

How Harvard researchers are helping to build a virtual model of the human heart

by Olivia Farrar

Jan Sadeler’s engravings of The Seven Liberal Arts

Jan Sadeler’s engravings of The Seven Liberal Arts

Inventions in Early Modern Europe

Images from Stradanus’s "Nova reperta," a series of engravings representing technological innovations of the modern age from the perspective of a practicing artist

Jerome Groopman and Pamela Hartzband on beliefs and medical choices

In Your Medical Mind, Jerome Groopman and Pamela Hartzband write about beliefs and medical choices.

Sue Goldie, Daniel Lord Smail, George Whitesides featured in New York Times

Professors Goldie, Smail, and Whitesides all work on topics featured in one day’s New York Times

The Lab @ Harvard’s fall exhibition featured innovative ideas

The Lab @ Harvard’s fall exhibition featured innovative ideas from students across the globe.

Allston work team recommendations endorsed by Harvard Corporation

A multiyear process of planning, community engagement, and prospective development is outlined.

Run barefoot, says Daniel Lieberman, human evolutionary biology professor

Study finds that runners who land on their forefeet are more efficient than their heel-striking counterparts.

High-Tech Art Sleuthing

Conservators are using laser-assisted pigment analysis to identify and authenticate the work of modern artists.

Kit Parker uncovers mechanics of traumatic brain injury

Bioengineering professor’s discovery offers new hope for injured soldiers.

Jackson Pollock's painting technique explained by Harvard physicist

Harvard mathematician Lakshinarayan Mahadevan and colleagues have gleaned insights into the artist's painting technique.