How deadly lessons from Fukushima changed Japan and the world

Journalist, crisis expert at HKS event say it shifted nation’s attitude toward military, global sense of need to prepare for unexpected disasters.

Caitlin McDermott-Murphy • harvard
April 25, 2023 ~7 min

How dynamic is biological age?

More than you might assume, say researchers who studied three triggers of severe physiological stress: pregnancy, COVID, and surgery.

BWH Communications • harvard
April 24, 2023 ~4 min


Tracking rapidly changing patterns of suicidal thought

Smartphones enabled researchers to capture shifts multiple times a day, gathering data that could help guide more effective prevention.

Christy DeSmith • harvard
April 21, 2023 ~5 min

Oliver Stone wants you to reconsider nuclear power

In a Harvard talk following a preview of his new documentary, the director debates nuclear energy's merits as a climate change solution.

Anna Lamb • harvard
April 20, 2023 ~5 min

Did rising seas drive Vikings out of Greenland?

A new geophysical analysis helps fill gaps in an archeological puzzle: why Norse vanished in the 15th century.

Clea Simon • harvard
April 20, 2023 ~5 min

U.S. clean energy transition soon ‘to be on steroids’

Former Biden climate adviser Gina McCarthy brings insider’s view of status of battle against warming to Smith Center

Alvin Powell • harvard
April 20, 2023 ~9 min

Can medical TV dramas make difference in public health?

Two physician-writers who've worked on series like "ER," "SVU," and "New Amsterdam" discuss medium’s power to educate.

Caitlin McDermott-Murphy • harvard
April 19, 2023 ~6 min

Sugary drinks raise risk of premature death in people with Type 2 diabetes

Large-scale study finds sugar-sweetened beverages linked with increased risk of cardiovascular disease and premature death for people with Type 2 diabetes.

Maya Brownstein • harvard
April 19, 2023 ~4 min


Who deserves a liver transplant?

With deaths from alcohol-related disease on rise, rules that deny patients life-saving care need revising, says researcher. How to ensure equity?

Samantha Laine Perfas • harvard
April 18, 2023 ~12 min

How a mind-controlling fungal parasite turns insects into zombies

Postdoc Carolyn Elya sheds light on how parasitic fungus hijacks the nervous system of flies.

Rohini Subrahmanyam • harvard
April 18, 2023 ~7 min

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