In an online Harvard Science Book Talk, philanthropist Bill Gates warns of environmental perils ahead and offers a plan to combat them.

Harvard researchers develop in vitro method for probing what colors an insect sees.

Researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences have developed an AI system that can identify the people within a social network who can most effectively promote information about HIV prevention to their peers.

The Star-Friedman Challenge for Scientific Research is ready to provide seed funding for high-risk, high-impact work in the life, physical, and social sciences. Harvard researchers have until March 1 to apply for the funding.

New theory explains origin of comet that killed the dinosaurs.

Researchers have identified three distinct mechanisms that promote napping and found that many napping-related genes also regulate other aspects of sleep.

A team of researchers from Nicholas Bellono’s lab has discovered how the trigger system of jellyfish and sea anemones stinging works on a molecular level.

A new study greatly increases estimates of the numbers killed by air pollution.

Harvard scientists create a trilayer graphene superconductor, opening the door for continued advancements in graphene-based superconductivity.

A team led by investigators has now developed an automated method that can identify and track the development of two key abnormal protein deposits that accumulate in the brain during the development of Alzheimer’s disease.