Science & Tech

New AI-enhanced scanning method promises to boost quest for high-resolution mapping

Discovery marks significant find in study of deep sea

Why do students volunteer to take this notoriously difficult math exam? For the fun of it.

Disease surveillance network faced ‘existential cliff’ despite proven success. Then came the $100 million.

Microsoft researcher says separating AI from people makes systems dangerous and unproductive

Study shows infrared radiation from plants serves as invitation to pollinating insects

What we know and don’t know about the life of your mind

Institute of Quantitative Social Science initiative tailored to researchers exploring provocative ideas

New research also offers hints for devising ways to stop students from creating obstacles to success

In podcast, scientists explain why remembering is more reconstruction than replay

Regions with longer histories of human settlement tend to have greater variety, study finds

Surge in AI use heightens demand for Harvard program that examines social consequences of computer science work

Study finds previously unknown ancient lineage of indigenous people, which gave rise to surprisingly diverse mix of cultures

Experts weigh in on whether tech poses threat to critical thinking, pointing to cautionary tales in use of other cognitive labor tools

Harvard physicists unveil system to solve long-standing barrier to new generation of supercomputers

‘Genuinely Hard Problems’ pilots novel approach to scientific education

Findings on adrenaline’s role in process raise new possibilities for regenerative medicine

New research tower monitoring Harvard Forest’s carbon intake, outtake continues data collection that started in 1989

Professors find promise in ‘tutor bots’ that offer more flexible, individual, interactive attention in addition to live teaching

Math professor finds psychedelic beauty in complex sequences

It takes a lot to gross out ‘Replaceable You’ author Mary Roach

In new book, law professor busts myths about ‘hapless grandparents’ in the digital age

Early adversity leads to higher aggression and fearfulness in adult canines, study says  

Scholars from range of disciplines see red flags, possibilities ahead

Saving the planet requires getting over ourselves, argues author of ‘The Arrogant Ape’

Math professor honored for theoretical breakthroughs with sometimes surprising applications across phenomena such as tsunamis, traffic

Physicists go to extremes to capture quantum materials

Richard Wrangham remembers his teacher and colleague Jane Goodall as a force of science, empathy, and hope

Saga that winds through centuries, continents results in newly recognized species being named in honor of Harvard biologist

Researchers detail 6 ways chatbots seek to prolong ‘emotionally sensitive events’