Science & Tech

Experts discuss the science of smell and how scent, emotion, and memory are intertwined — and exploited

Tamara Pico, a postdoctoral fellow, is using records of flooding in the Bering Strait to make inferences about how the ice sheets that covered North America responded to the warming climate, and how their melting might have contributed to climate changes.

Radcliffe researcher explores how to create a framework for the Internet of Things that minimizes risk and maximizes safety.

According to a summit on food production, diet, and sustainability, humanity needs to refocus on a diet that encompasses sustainability and social justice.

Artificial intelligence researchers and neurobiologists share data on how options are sorted in decision-making.

Professor Emily Balskus and her team have identified an entirely new class of enzymes that degrade chemicals essential for neurological health, but also help digest foods like nuts, berries, and tea, releasing nutrients that may impact human health.

Fewer off-target edits and greater targeting scope bring gene editing technology closer to treating human diseases.

Two graduate students from Arnold Arboretum have created the Mamoní Valley Preserve Natural History Project, an ongoing series of student-led field expeditions designed to increase our understanding of how biodiversity can persevere in the face of climate change, deforestation, and human disturbance.

Studying the mumps virus genomes in 2016 and 2017 filled in gaps about how the disease was spreading in Massachusetts and elsewhere in the U.S.

New technology helps dissect how the brain ignores or acts on information

Though no expert coder, Max Weiss ’20, a government concentrator uses bots to show an agency its website vulnerability.

An international team of 1,300 scientists has generated the most complete cancer genome map to date, bringing researchers closer to identifying all major cancer-causing genetic mutations.

Research into the gut microbes of wasps shows that exposure to atrazine, a widely used herbicide, leads to changes in the gut microbiome that are passed to future generations. Findings indicate that the microbiomes of insects, including pollinators, and of humans should be considered when evaluating the biorisk of pesticides.

Harvard Researchers show what drives functional diversity in the spines of mammal.

Harvard researchers have found two biomarkers that may help explain why a person with normal hearing struggles to follow conversations in noisy environments.

Ph.D. student Frederick Moss brings together the incongruous worlds of science and art.

Harvard’s educational mission is bringing the universe’s strangest creation to the world, as short videos about black holes have been seen by millions.

The evolution of the first building blocks on Earth may have been messier than previously thought, likening it to the mishmash creation of Frankenstein’s monster.

Multiple human organ chips that quantitatively predict drug pharmacokinetics may offer better, accelerated drug testing

Harvard scientists have found evidence to support long-standing anecdotes that stress turns hair gray.

A new study overturns long-held beliefs about the role humans played in shaping the landscape pre- and post- European colonization.

The Wyss Institute asked its faculty members to predict the biggest scientific advancements in their fields in the next 10 years.

Harvard stem-cell research receives support from Sarepta Therapeutics for work on Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Harvard researchers have unveiled the first stem cell models of human spine development, setting the stage for better understanding of musculoskeletal and metabolic disorders, including congenital scoliosis, muscular dystrophy, and Type 2 diabetes.

Harvard professors David Ginty and Lauren Orefice describe how their innovations present a novel approach to treating tactile hypersensitivity in patients with autism-spectrum disorders.

Astronomers at Harvard have discovered a monolithic, wave-shaped gaseous structure — the largest ever seen in our galaxy — and dubbed it the “Radcliffe Wave.”

Harvard researchers have performed the coldest reaction in the known universe by capturing a chemical reaction in its most critical and elusive act.

With “High Sees,” architect Megan Panzano reasserts how play can impact mental and social development.

A team of researchers led by two Harvard alumni uncover a switch that controls brain states.

Analysis of more than 6 million clinical and life-science papers shows articles with male lead authors are up to 21 percent more likely than those with female lead authors to use language that frames their research positively, which could contribute to persistent gender gaps in pay and career advancement in life sciences and medicine.