Science A gold star for going green Harvard Climate Leadership Conference award recognizes sustainability efforts
Science Seeing the forest for the trees National Book Award winner Richard Powers discusses how writing his latest novel affected his view of humans and nature
Campus Studying Japan from ancient to modern The University’s links with the island nation span more than a century
Campus What’s in a word? The future history of English Harvard course holds its own March Madness–style tournament for newly minted terms
Easing the way for students to ‘do’ science Harvard’s Lue explains LabXchange, a new virtual community designed to bring concepts to life DateJuly 16, 2018
Mining Facebook data for science Organization set to release massive trove of information, strictly for research purposes DateJuly 11, 2018July 11, 2018
Game-changing game changes Contests that can change based on players’ actions help researchers understand the evolution of cooperation DateJuly 10, 2018July 11, 2018
Personality pressure ‘Up until now, we didn’t have evidence from nature that natural selection acted on individual variation in behavior’ DateJuly 5, 2018January 23, 2019
150 years later, her star is still rising Henrietta Swan Leavitt's research at Harvard College Observatory led to two of the most important discoveries in astrophysics DateJuly 5, 2018July 18, 2018
How to feel the heat Study explores how brain processes temperature information, influences behavior DateJune 28, 2018June 28, 2018
We solved the problem! Now let’s unsolve it. New research by Daniel Gilbert speaks to our conflicted relationship with progress DateJune 28, 2018January 9, 2019
IT for social justice At annual summit, tech takes a turn to the humanities DateJune 8, 2018June 8, 2018
Eye-popping arachnids Study explores extraordinary color traits in Madagascar spiders DateJune 8, 2018June 8, 2018
Team plans industrial-scale carbon removal plant Uses existing technology in novel ways to extract it from atmosphere DateJune 7, 2018June 11, 2018
Virtual lab to extend reach of science education Amgen, Harvard plan launch of free online platform DateJune 6, 2018June 7, 2018
Creating piece of mind New 3-D printing technique enables faster, better, and cheaper models of patient-specific medical data for research and diagnosis DateJune 1, 2018January 23, 2019
New light on dark matter Researchers explain that dark matter particles may have electric charge, and why that matters DateMay 30, 2018November 26, 2018
CRISPR’s breakthrough implications Jennifer Doudna delivers Prather Lectures, explaining her gene-editing technology DateMay 16, 2018
Carbon consumers Deep-sea natural laboratory ‘a rare opportunity,’ Girguis says DateMay 3, 2018January 23, 2019
Choosing partners or rivals Study examines how strategies can foster or destroy cooperation DateApril 27, 2018July 10, 2018
From one, many Harvard scientists reveal the genetic roadmap to building an entire organism from a single cell DateApril 26, 2018April 27, 2018
Natural barcodes enable better cell tracking New method uses patients’ unique genetic variation profiles to aid in personalized medicine DateApril 25, 2018
Cells like we’ve never seen them before Microscope’s 3-D movies capture unprecedented details DateApril 24, 2018April 24, 2018
Global power for global powers Experience at world’s largest utility company informs call for nations to share energy DateApril 19, 2018April 23, 2018
Developing micron-sized magnetic resonance Researchers use impurities in diamonds to develop systems capable of peering into samples as small as single cells DateApril 18, 2018November 12, 2018
Applied mathematicians in Namibia What can termites teach us about designing green buildings? DateApril 17, 2018April 17, 2018
A decade on, a goal met; now, next targets Sustainability celebration marks Harvard’s accomplishments DateApril 17, 2018April 19, 2018
How fast can we run? Marathon-ready Daniel Lieberman offers evolutionary perspective on Bannister 4-minute mile, human speed limits, and ‘Man Against Horse’ DateApril 13, 2018April 14, 2018
Ph.D. with ADHD brings can-do focus to science, life Jennifer Kotler: ‘It’s really difficult to separate your personality, your identity, from your diagnosis’ DateApril 12, 2018March 4, 2019
Two atoms combined in dipolar molecule Achievement could lead to more-efficient quantum computing DateApril 12, 2018November 12, 2018
Before cancer kills, it cheats Arizona State evolutionary biologist sees promise in efforts to control, if not eradicate, disease DateApril 5, 2018April 10, 2018
The ruse of ‘fake news’ Researchers want to use science to combat techniques that can make the true seem false, and the reverse DateApril 5, 2018April 4, 2018
Radcliffe’s ‘jellyfish guy’ follows the light Marine biologist David Gruber’s research plumbs the potential of an oceanic enigma DateMarch 30, 2018April 2, 2018
