Science

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

A man sitting at a wooden table in a formal setting with portraits on the wall.

A theatrical reenactment explores a 1976 clash between science and democracy.

by Laurel M. Shugart

Reviews of "The Checklist Manifesto" by Atul Gawande

The Checklist Manifesto explores checklists as a tool for preventing error in medicine, aviation, and elsewhere.

Advancing toward a universal flu vaccine

Researchers may have found the viruses' Achilles heel

by Jonathan Shaw

If it were not for an elegant design, your DNA might be a tangle of crossed lines and knots. Graduate student Erez Lieberman-Aiden was part of a team that discovered how the genome packs information accessibly into a tiny ball of hierarchical folds.

Genomic architecture

Harvard and UMass researchers elucidate DNA's ability to file data and fit into the nucleus.

by Courtney Humphries

Kerr practices outside to “feel the sensations of the sun and wind and the ground beneath my feet.”

Researchers study tai chi benefits

Researchers study the benefits of this mind-body exercise.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Photograph by Felice Frankel

Nanoscience in photographs

In words and images, George M. Whitesides and Felice. C. Frankel explicate tools, concepts, and applications in nanoscience.

Chad Cowan

Stem-cell science evolves

Stem cells are being used as tools in regenerative medicine and drug discovery.

by Jonathan Shaw

Li prepares to dissect a pangolin, from a popular pamphlet, <i>Li Shizhen: Great Scholar of Medical Drugs</i> (1955).

Biographical sketch of Chinese pharmacologist Li Shizhen

Brief life of a pioneering pharmacologist: 1518-1593

by Carla Nappi

Orchid bees navigate turbulence by extending their massive hind legs to prevent rolling.

Orchid bees and flight turbulence

Orchid bees in flight extend their hind legs for stability.

by Jonathan Shaw

Excerpt from Green Metropolis, by David Owen

An excerpt from Green Metropolis, by David Owen ’78

Cherry A. Murray

SEAS dean Cherry Murray fosters strategic planning

The School of Engineering and Applied Sciences develops a 10-year strategic plan.