Science & Technology
Radcliffe Institute Announces 2024-2025 Fellows
Scholars will pursue interdisciplinary research on climate change, the Supreme Court, and more.
by Nina Pasquini
The Mystery of Smell
COVID-19 shines a spotlight on a once-obscure field of science.
by Lydialyle Gibson
Speaking Pheromone
How science is done, in the lab of E.O. Wilson
by Richard Rhodes
Can Slime Molds Think?
A seemingly primitive creature’s complex ability to detect mass from a distance.
by Nancy Walecki
Optimizing Public-School Spending
Home prices are a bellwether of efficient spending in local schools
by Erin O'Donnell
China’s Excess Wind Energy
Rather than shutting down turbines, China can harness surplus wind energy to make “green” hydrogen fuel and industrial chemicals.
by Jacob Sweet
Seven Harvard Affiliates Named HHMI Investigators
The designation comes with $9 million in research support
by Jonathan Shaw
A Gene Therapy Breakthrough
A uniquely interdisciplinary lab has developed a new technique to deliver targeted gene therapies.
by Jonathan Shaw
Harvard Scientists’ Leadership in Fighting Infectious Diseases
Dan Barouch awarded $24.5 million for HIV research, Marc Lipsitch named to national center for public health forecasting
by Jonathan Shaw
Raising the Estimate of Sea-Level Rise
The effect of post-glacial rebound was overlooked in the West Antarctic
by Nancy Walecki
Why Some Citizens Reject Science
Bridging the gulf to science deniers
by Daniel Oberhaus