The decision to pursue laboratory research at Harvard was an easy one for Andrew K. Cohen ’13.

Ancient human social networks exhibited several of the same properties as those of modern networks, a new Nature study suggests.

In his new book, “The Life of Super-Earths,” astronomy professor Dimitar D. Sasselov claims that a class of planets called Super-Earths may be our best chances for finding extraterrestrial life.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, a Cambridge-based pharmaceutical company, received FDA approval last week for its new cystic fibrosis treatment. While all previous ...

A study published this January by dermatologists at Brigham and Women’s Hospital may transform the way physicians approach treatment for leukemic cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (L-CTCL).

If you're still unsure about classes, take a look at some of these steadfast courses that are popular year after year. Although they may not be the easiest, without fail, these classes consistently fill up lecture halls.

As members of the Harvard community, we all have the opportunity to urge Harvard faculty and administrators to regard charges of animal cruelty with the utmost seriousness and to recognize our institution as a leading university that should set an example for many other institutions.

Researchers from Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital found that exposure to high levels of iodide—widely given intravenously to patients for medical imaging procedures—is associated with an increased risk of thyroid disease.

Carl Zimmer, popular science writer and a lecturer at Yale, gave a presentation at the Museum of Natural History Tuesday night on his new book “Science Ink: Tattoos of the Science Obsessed.”

Emulsions—mixtures of oil droplets suspended in water—may take much longer to reach equilibrium than previously expected, according to a recent ...