
Harvard University pledges to divest from fossil fuels
Harvard University president Lawrence Bacow has announced that the institution will divest from its fossil fuel...

Harvard’s new Science and Engineering Complex is an example of ‘healthy’ design
It is a project that has taken years, but the eye-popping new Science and Engineering Complex at Harvard University...

Solar-powered Harvard ArtLab to meet net-zero energy targets
Harvard University has added yet another sustainable building to its campus — the Harvard Artlab, a contemporary...

Harvard unveils Snøhetta-designed HouseZero for sustainable, plus-energy living
The Harvard Center for Green Buildings and Cities (CGBC) at the Harvard Graduate School of Design has just completed...

Vegetarian diets could help avert one-third of early deaths, new research finds
Vegetarians, rejoice! While scientists have long touted the health benefits of plant-based diets, they may be...

Newly discovered exoplanet may be the best place to search for extraterrestrial life
Today researchers at Harvard-Smithsonian made an exciting announcement: a newly discovered planet may be the best...

Everything we thought we knew about the moon's origins is probably wrong
Everything we thought we knew about the moon's origins is probably wrong, according to a new study written by two...

Elon Musk hints at neural lace project to fuse AI with the human brain
Since SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk suggested he might back development of a neural lace to insert artificial...

The “octobot” is the world’s first autonomous soft-bodied robot
A silicone robot completely free of electronic parts may sound futuristic, but that’s exactly what researchers...

Harvard chemist engineers a superbug that converts inhaled CO2 into fuel
Over the past few years, the number of headlines relating to the increasing levels of carbon dioxide emissions...

Learn how to make a modern Bow Spring Chair from a Harvard grad
Fascinated by the design process? Conor Coghlan, a recent architectural graduate from the Harvard Graduate School...

Polished and Shiny: How the Giza Pyramids Looked When They Were First Built (VIDEO)
The crumbling stones of the Giza pyramids may be a sight familiar to most people, but the original look of these...

Greenbean Recycling Gives E-Cash Rewards Through Its Reverse Vending Machines
It is easy to see the impact recycling can make on the environment and your bank account after unloading several...

Pritzker Architecture Prize Committee Rejects Petition to Give Denise Scott Brown Retroactive Award
Architect Denise Scott Brown has been denied a retroactive Pritzker Prize, according to the Pritzker Prize jury’s...

Scientists develop flying "robo-bees" to pollinate flowers as bee populations decline
Honey bee populations around the world are in decline due to causes ranging from "super mites" to Colony Collapse...