The author and MIT professor Ritu Raman discussed the promise and ethical challenges of a lab-shaped future.

In considering whether a robot could write a work of fiction, the computer science Krzysztof Gajos says it depends—trashy novel or a good one?

Harvard researcher develops program to read any genome sequence and decipher its genetic code.

Harvard-led team is learning secrets of regeneration through a method for manipulating genome, which allows a better view of workings of cells.

A group of scholars who met at Radcliffe in 2017 have formed a nonprofit aimed at deciphering whale communication.

Discovery in 16-million-year-old amber is the third species of water bear ever found.

Marcus du Sautoy discussed his latest work “Thinking Better: The Art of the Shortcut in Math and Life,” with Melissa Franklin, Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics.

New study defines and traces the evolution of tusks from the first animals to sport them.

Environmental Science and Public Policy takes multidisciplinary approach to complex existential threat.

Research comparing 19th- and 21st-century Americans finds a half-hour decline in physical activity. Blame it on planes, trains, and automobiles.