Science & Tech

When teenagers seem to be experiencing conflicting emotions at the same time and struggling to make sense of them all, it may be because they are.

Who wrote “In My Life,” John or Paul? Harvard statistician Mark Glickman helps provide research-backed answer on authorship of Beatles classic.

A Q&A with Gina McCarthy, former EPA administrator and current director of the Harvard Chan School’s Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment.

For the first time, Harvard’s metaLAB travels to Austria for Ars Electronica, Europe’s premier festival for art, technology, and social reflection.

A study used herbarium specimens to track insect eating patterns across more than a century and found that four species collected in the early 2000s were 23 percent more likely to be damaged than those collected in the early 1900s.

Sparked by a suggestion from researchers at Google, Harvard scientists are using artificial intelligence technology to analyze a database of earthquakes from around the world in an effort to predict where aftershocks might occur. Using deep-learning algorithms, they developed a system that, while still imprecise, was able to forecast aftershocks significantly better than random assignment.

New course brings data to a different audience as its importance continues to grow in different directions.

Harvard researchers have developed a new printing technology that uses sound waves to control the size of liquid droplets independent of fluid viscosity.

A team of researchers from the Rowland Institute at Harvard, Harvard University, and the University of Tübingen is turning to artificial intelligence technology to make it far easier than ever before to track animals’ movements in the lab.

Cynthia Friend, who recently received a multimillion dollar grant from the U.S. Department of Energy, is well positioned to help “change the face and carbon footprint of the chemical industries sector,” one of her team’s goals.

A new organ chip system from the Wyss Institute allows scientists to make new discoveries about the importance of blood vessels for our mental function.

After a successful first year, the Harvard Data Science Initiative puts its focus on five new research areas and four new fellows.

A Harvard research team developed an analysis to measure millions of small genetic variations and calculate the risk of developing five serious common diseases: coronary artery disease, atrial fibrillation, Type 2 diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, or breast cancer.

In a new study, Harvard researchers say they may be able to estimate how glaciers moved by examining how the weight of the ice sheet altered topography and led to changes in the course of rivers. The study is described in a paper published in Geology.

Harvard researchers have found that by using evolving genetic barcodes, the process of cell division in developing mice can be recorded, enabling the lineage of every cell to be traced back to its single-cell origin.

A team of researchers has created a soft, animal-inspired robot that can safely be deployed in difficult-to-access environments, such as in delicate surgical procedures in the human body.

New Harvard research challenges conventional wisdom on what it takes to excel in calculus.

Harvard astronomer David Latham explains his role as science program director for NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite.

Researchers used “deep learning” to identify images captured by motion-sensing cameras.

Researchers believe that many of the plants and animals that call Latin America home may have their roots in the Amazon region.

A new device developed by Harvard researchers safely traps delicate sea creatures inside a folding polyhedral enclosure and lets them go without harm using a novel, origami-inspired design.

Robert Lue, principal investigator for the development of an online learning platform called LabXchange, aims to provide a virtual laboratory experience and social community for biology students.

An organization co-created by Harvard scientists is set to release a massive trove of Facebook data, strictly for research purposes.

Games that can change based on players’ actions help Harvard’s Martin Nowak and his fellow researchers to understand the evolution of cooperation.

Harvard researchers demonstrated a link between individual variation in risk-taking behavior and survival of animals in changing environments.

At Harvard College Observatory in the late 19th and early 20th century, Henrietta Swan Leavitt developed a powerful new tool for estimating the distances of stars and galaxies.

Harvard’s Ambulatory Microrobot explores new surfaces.

A team of researchers was able to show how sensory neurons in the face detect temperature, and how this information is later passed on to the hindbrain of zebrafish, where it is processed to produce behavior.

Harvard researcher Daniel Gilbert’s “prevalence-induced concept change” speaks to humankind’s conflicted relationship with progress.

Keynote speakers at the eighth Harvard IT Summit focused on how technology can contribute to a more diverse, just, and civil society.