In a striking real-world experiment, flu patients spent days indoors with healthy volunteers, but the virus never spread.

Scientists found that certain molecules made by gut bacteria travel to the liver and help control how the body uses energy. These molecules change depending on diet, genetics, and shifts in the ...

Harvard University disclosed over the weekend that its Alumni Affairs and Development systems were compromised in a voice phishing attack, exposing the personal information of students, alumni, donors ...

CAMBRIDGE, MASS. (WHDH) - High school students got into the spirit of Massachusetts STEM Week Thursday with a visit to the Museum of Science’s new simulation space, where they got to work in a ...

As Andrea Baccarelli, the dean of Harvard’s School of Public Health, prepared to open a virtual town hall earlier this month, members of the university’s graduate-student union gathered for a watch ...

Harvard University is investigating a data breach after the Clop ransomware gang listed the school on its data leak site, saying the alleged breach was likely caused by a recently disclosed zero-day ...

Neng-Chun Chiu (from left), Simon Hollerith, Luke Stewart, Mikhail Lukin, Jinen (Tim) Guo, Mohamed Abobeih, and Elias Trapp. Credit: Veasey Conway/Harvard Staff Photographer. Quantum computers are ...

For more than a century, the humble fruit fly has paved the way for many critical scientific breakthroughs. This tiny insect helped researchers figure out that X-rays can cause genetic mutations. That ...

Since launching in June this year, Alta has consistently ranked in the US App Store charts and gone viral several times on social media. It turns out Wang’s vision for an AI-powered styling and ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Harvard University professor Alberto Ascherio’s research is literally frozen. Collected from millions of U.S. soldiers over two decades using millions of dollars from taxpayers ...

Matt Welsh discussed AI’s impact on computer science at Harvard, highlighting human programming challenges. The future involves formalizing AI practices, teaching models new skills, and addressing ...

Mary Rice was among hundreds of scientists at Harvard University who watched helplessly as millions of dollars in research funds disappeared in an instant in mid-May. Two of the pulmonologist’s grants ...