Health New CDC guidelines a ‘corrective’ for opioid prescriptions, specialist says Welcomes shift from stance that may have fueled overdose crisis
Health Knowing what the doctor knows Physician supports giving patients greater access to records, pushing back on concerns about potential impact of a scary diagnosis
World How demagogues wield social media Cognitive scientist also details research on different ways Republicans, Democrats use Twitter
World Fighting for 9/11 families, first responders, vets Political comedian Jon Stewart talks to Kennedy School students about how he came to embrace activism
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, 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
Black hole burps up shredded star For first time astronomers see black hole spewing stellar remains years after consuming star DateOctober 11, 2022October 11, 2022
Better predictions on rise of oceans on warming Earth Harvard team detects first definitive proof of sea level fingerprints from melting of glacial ice sheets DateSeptember 29, 2022October 5, 2022
Want to know how cold it was in 1490? Ask a tree Harvard Forest scientists study tree rings to track extreme climate events —which are growing more common — over centuries DateSeptember 20, 2022September 20, 2022
Randall Munroe and the power of ‘What If?’ Author who worked at NASA explains method behind his brand of popular science DateSeptember 12, 2022September 13, 2022
Harvard partners with Amazon Web Services in quantum internet push Faculty leaders explain implications for the field — and the future DateSeptember 12, 2022September 13, 2022
So you learned everything you know about sharks from a movie? Marine conservationist explains why people should be more afraid of selfies, why we need to save these strange fish DateSeptember 8, 2022September 9, 2022
Designing a way to make oxygen injectable Porous liquids hold promise as bridge therapy, game-changer for artificial blood substitutes, preserving organs for transplant DateSeptember 1, 2022
Why were reptiles such evolution success story? It was thought they just got lucky when climate change killed off foes. New study finds they also adapted sooner to rising heat. DateAugust 29, 2022August 30, 2022
Look at life in lab Students lead research projects, sample day-to-day routine of working scientist in Quantum Initiative summer program DateAugust 26, 2022August 23, 2022
Astronomers see carbon dioxide on planet outside solar system for first time Discovery powered by James Webb Space Telescope DateAugust 25, 2022August 29, 2022
A matter of vision Federico Capasso believed a flat lens could revolutionize advanced products, devices. But he needed help innovating one, and getting it to market. DateAugust 17, 2022
Think of them as utility players New study shows how tiny immune cells are prompted to change their state to help neurons with brain function DateAugust 11, 2022
