Health Abortion law, suicide rate study adds to raging debate. But are we missing point? Epidemiologist says research tends to be weaponized on both sides, overshadows mental health needs of those with unwanted pregnancies
Health Your memory may be better than you think Experiments prove we’re surprisingly good at knowing when and where we last saw an object
World How total abortion ban puts maternal health at risk Study finds high rates of serious complications among Salvadoran patients who were forced to carry severely malformed fetuses to term
World They can think, feel pain, love. Isn’t it time animals had rights? Martha Nussbaum lays out ethical, legal case in new book
An evangelist of physics Australian scientist demystifies experimental side of field, recalls forgotten pioneers at Harvard book event DateJanuary 23, 2023January 24, 2023
Fresh insights into inflammation, aging brains Harvard scientists’ research on mice suggests chain reaction may be involved DateJanuary 17, 2023
Exxon disputed climate findings for years. Its scientists knew better. Research shows that company modeled and predicted global warming with 'shocking skill and accuracy' starting in the 1970s DateJanuary 12, 2023January 12, 2023
‘The code word … is interoperability’ The International Image Interoperability Framework gives students anywhere up-close access to a world of art DateJanuary 9, 2023
What we learned Highlights from another year of discovery at Harvard, where inquiring minds are the norm DateDecember 20, 2022
Doomed exoplanet spiraling toward obliteration The condemned planet could help answer questions about the fate of other worlds, including ours DateDecember 19, 2022
Why nuclear fusion is so exciting Harvard scientist Adam Cohen breaks down breakthrough that might prove major turning point in clean energy efforts — but not any time soon DateDecember 13, 2022December 13, 2022
Looking to retain most potent regenerative stem cells Humans lose them after embryonic development, unlike some animals. New Harvard research offers potential insights into why DateDecember 8, 2022December 8, 2022
You believe in climate change but drive a gas-guzzler, don’t recycle. Why? Neuroscientist Ann-Christine Duhaime’s new book blames it on weaknesses in how we’re wired to deal with abstract challenges DateDecember 6, 2022
‘Croco-salamander’ bones offer clues to how early animals emerged from water Study overturns long-held belief that ancient species grew at slow, steady pace, offers insights into human maturation DateDecember 5, 2022December 5, 2022
Why elephants have bigger bones And more biophysics mysteries explained by Raghuveer Parthasarathy at Harvard talk on his new book ‘So Simple a Beginning’ DateDecember 2, 2022December 2, 2022
Raising health care’s climate voice Physicians discuss COP27, need to keep focus on toll suffered by real people, particularly those in most vulnerable countries DateNovember 28, 2022November 28, 2022
Glimmers of movement, hope at COP27 Kennedy School’s Stavins details return of U.S.-China cooperation, creation of loss, damage fund for nations hit hardest by climate change DateNovember 23, 2022November 28, 2022
How big brains are made New study tracks cephalopod nervous system development, finds striking similarities to process of vertebrates DateNovember 16, 2022
New generation of quantum realm explorers Inaugural cohort of students set off in interdisciplinary doctoral program DateNovember 15, 2022November 15, 2022
New England forests, new strategies can offset most regional emissions over 30 years, report says Study, led by Harvard ecologist, lays out five policies to boost levels of absorption as six states lower emissions DateNovember 14, 2022November 16, 2022
The myth of the ‘math person’ Anxiety illuminated by author and Radcliffe grad Sheila Tobias resonates with students, teachers almost 50 years later DateNovember 9, 2022
What’s the dog doing now? New course leads students on investigation of canine behavior, what it tells us about ours DateNovember 8, 2022November 9, 2022
Applying cloud computing to major global problems Harvard Data Science Initiative, Amazon Web Services join to boost research, unlock solutions to health, climate, economic challenges DateNovember 8, 2022November 10, 2022
How to spot a gerrymandered district? Compare it to fair ones. Harvard team’s tool maps out thousands of nonpartisan options, simulates outcomes, holds up results to those of proposed plans DateNovember 3, 2022November 3, 2022
A global beacon on climate change Salata Institute casts off with University-wide, interdisciplinary approach to begin finding real solutions to existential crisis DateOctober 27, 2022October 27, 2022
Mystery of dark matter — and search for WIMP MIT physicist, author lays out clues to how we know they exist (even though we can’t see them), what they might be in Harvard book talk DateOctober 26, 2022October 26, 2022
Climate opportunities in U.S. and around the world, but not enough action Experts gather at Radcliffe to assess progress DateOctober 25, 2022
Launching Salata Institute to marshal Harvard resources to fight climate crisis Jim Stock discusses what’s ahead for innovative, cross-disciplinary, University-wide effort DateOctober 25, 2022October 25, 2022
Laying geological groundwork for life on Earth Harvard-led study offers new, sharper proof of early plate tectonics, flipping of geomagnetic poles DateOctober 24, 2022
Aramont Fellowships spotlight and support pathbreaking initiatives Latest Aramont Fellows’ research seeks solutions to Chagas disease transmission, preterm births, and head and neck cancers DateOctober 24, 2022October 25, 2022
Might be a balmy paradise. Might be a face-melting wasteland. Models scientists use to predict exoplanet atmospheres no match for extraordinary precision of Webb telescope, study says DateOctober 21, 2022
Most precise accounting yet of dark energy and dark matter Analyzing more than two decades’ worth of supernova explosions, astrophysicists better understand composition, evolution of universe DateOctober 19, 2022October 19, 2022
Take lesson on barbecue, sprinkle liberally with thermodynamics Science and Cooking lecture series hosts chef Bryan Furman DateOctober 18, 2022October 18, 2022
Legendary Battle of Himera was triumph of Greek heroism, kind of Genomic look at remains suggests victorious army got hand from substantial number of foreign mercenaries DateOctober 14, 2022October 14, 2022
