Science & Technology


Quantum Leaps

Ballerina and quantum physicist Merritt Moore ’11 connects humans and machines.

by Nina Pasquini

Re-Wilding Harvard

Bringing native plant species back to campus.

by Kristina DeMichele

Does High Blood Sugar Blunt the Benefits of Exercise?

Understanding “low response to training”—and searching for solutions for diabetics and others

by Daniel Oberhaus

The Causes of Long COVID

Trying to understand infections’ persistent effects—and to develop cures

by Jonathan Shaw

Stephanie Gil Helps Robots Work Better Together

Crafting algorithms to optimize search and rescue operations, delivery drones, and more

by Kristina DeMichele

Harvard's Black-Hole Debunker

Astrophysicist Kareem El-Badry challenges scientific mistakes.  

by Isabel Mehta

Fracking’s Deadly Toll

Harvard researchers find that fracking shortens the lives of elderly Americans living downwind of unconventional oil and gas wells.

by Daniel Oberhaus

“No Going Back to Normal”

Addressing the complexities of children’s mental health

by Jacob Sweet

Richard Evans Schultes

Brief life of a pioneering ethnobotanist and conservationist: 1915-2001

by Mark J. Plotkin

Telling Humanity’s Story through DNA

Geneticist David Reich rewrites the ancient human past.

by Jonathan Shaw

The Black Hole at the Center of the Galaxy

Scientists affiliated with the Event Horizon Telescope publish the first image of Sagittarius A*, the black hole at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy.

by Jonathan Shaw