Science
Discover the scientific breakthroughs and engineering innovations being pioneered across Harvard’s labs and centers.
Are “Little Red Dots” Keys to Understanding the Early Universe?
Harvard-Smithsonian astrophysicist Fabio Pacucci explains one of cosmology’s newest mysteries
An entomologist at work on the Encyclopedia of Life
In the Dominican Republic, a project to write the first chapter in the encyclopedia of life
Who Built the Pyramids?
Not slaves. Archaeologist Mark Lehner, digging deeper, discovers a city of privileged workers.
Human origins driven by technological and cultural revolutions
Ofer Bar-Yosef argues that cultural and technological revolutions have been more important than biological ones during the past 100, 000 years.
How can some species survive without sex?
Matthew Meselson and David Mark Welch explore the role of sex in evolutionary biology.
Rigorous studies show that the placebo effect accounts for most of the benefits
Harvard researchers discuss the side effects of Prozac and other SSRIs
Animal Liberation
Peter Singer on nonhuman consciousness and the animal-protection movement