As a leading researcher on suicide, Matthew K. Nock knows the subject’s grim statistics by heart. Suicide is the second-leading cause of death for Americans aged 10 to 34, trailing only accidents. It ...

Harvard stem cell scientists reported a new record for sustaining human brain “organoids.” The cell cultures were kept for more than five years. Lab-grown organoids replicated the developmental stages ...

If you get a sense that someone sees something in you — talent, capacity, or passion — that you haven’t recognized, listen to ...

The latest film by Ross McElwee, photographed this summer on campus, will air September 7 on PBS. Carlos Sanchez/Harvard FAS Staff Photographer Ross McElwee has often set out to make a film about one ...

How did we cede control of our democracy to the machines, and can we get it back? Lepore asks in her latest book.

Harvard College is a place where creative thinkers can build confidence and set forth on bold career paths. For more than three decades, a pre-orientation program has served as incoming students’ ...

The human brain has long posed unique challenges for researchers. The very organ that most differentiates humans from the rest of the animal kingdom is arguably the hardest to study. For one thing, it ...

Mantle plumes are formations of hot rock in the Earth’s mantle, located up to 1,800 miles deep, that are believed to be the origins of volcanic “hotspots.” These structures have been mapped using the ...

Actress Angela Bassett, singer Mavis Staples, and soccer star Didier Drogba will receive their medals next month in a ceremony at Sanders Theatre. Photos by D’Andre Michael, Elizabeth De La Piedra, ...

Researchers in Erin Hecht’s Evolutionary Neuroscience Laboratory employed MRI technology to investigate how human influence has shaped the canine brain. They compared the brains of “modern” breeds to ...

Emmanuel Akyeampong, Ellen Gurney Professor of History, leads a research cluster on climate adaptation in vulnerable African coastal communities. The cross-disciplinary effort, launched three years ...