This is part of our Coronavirus Update series in which Harvard specialists in epidemiology, infectious disease, economics, politics, and other disciplines offer insights into what the latest developments in the COVID-19 outbreak may bring. A majority of people in the U.S. want […]
How the event moved environmentalism into legislatures, the boardroom, and the living room. When Earth Day began on April 22, 1970, many people wondered if the end might be near. Concern was fervent enough, in fact, that 20 million Americans […]
This is part of our Coronavirus Update series in which Harvard specialists in epidemiology, infectious disease, economics, politics, and other disciplines offer insights into what the latest developments in the COVID-19 outbreak may bring. Since mid-March, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of […]
What does it mean to be human? The answer to this question often starts with the brain: with language, creativity, abstract thought and problem-solving. When and how these abilities arose in our evolutionary history has long been the subject of […]
