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A former Harvard Medical School professor has been accused by an ex-patient of non-consensually inseminating her with his own sperm.

Former Harvard Professor Accused of Inseminating Patient With His Own Sperm

By Noor Al-Sibai

A disinformation expert who previously ran a research center at Harvard is accusing the school of firing her under pressure from Facebook.

Facebook Accused of Pressuring Harvard to Fire a Disinformation Expert

By Noor Al-Sibai

Got a billion dollars burning a hole in your pocket? Consider: donating it to Harvard Medical School in exchange for naming rights.

Science & Energy

Harvard Says That for $1 Billion, You Can Rename Its Medical School

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A member of a gruesome scheme has pleaded guilty to procuring and selling body parts, some of which were sourced from the Harvard morgue.

Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Body Parts From Harvard Morgue

By Noor Al-Sibai

A Harvard behavioral scientist, who has extensively studied honest behavior, has been accused of fabricating study results.

Harvard Scientist Who Studies Dishonesty Accused of Fraud

By Noor Al-Sibai

Cedric Lodge, manager of the Harvard Medical School morgue, allegedly let some of his patrons into the morgue to shop for human remains.

Harvard’s Morgue Manager Accused of Selling Stolen Body Parts

By Frank Landymore

A Harvard astronmer corrected Tesla CEO Elon Musk after the billionaire incorrectly tweeted his Tesla Roadster was orbiting Mars in space.

Harvard Professor Roasts Elon Musk For Dumb Space Mistake

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Harvard's incoming Undergraduate Council president has penned a scathing op-ed about his fellow council members' attempts to control student elections.

Harvard Student Says Harvard Students Are Horrible

By Noor Al-Sibai

Scientists have created synthetic organisms known as "Xenobots" that can self-replicate — a striking leap forward in synthetic biology.

Scientists Create Synthetic Organisms That Can Reproduce

Scammers are cooking up fake Harvard students to shill brands on the university’s website -- and the practice appears to be widespread.

Scammers Are Creating Fake Students on Harvard.edu and Using Them to Shill Brands

By Jon Christian

Avi Loeb and the Great Unknown

Avi Loeb and the Great Unknown

By Victor Tangermann

A team of scientists claim they have determined a way to figure out if there's life living underground on faraway places, including the Moon and Mars.

Science & Energy

Harvard Study: We Shouldn’t Rule Out Underground Life on the Moon and Mars

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers at Harvard have created a tiny cockroach-inspired robot that is only about the size of a penny and weighs only 0.3 grams.

Watch Harvard’s Penny-Sized Robot Scuttle Around Like a Cockroach

By Victor Tangermann

A new survey led by researchers from a number of US universities found that the majority of Americans want to continue physical distancing measures.

Survey: Majority of Americans Don’t Want US to Reopen Right Now

By Victor Tangermann

In a new study, a group of Harvard researchers argue that "prolonged or intermittent social distancing may be necessary into 2022."

Scientists: Some Social Distancing May Need to Last Until 2022

By Victor Tangermann

Harvard Law Journal has published a bold — but entirely constitutional — plan to save democracy by creating 127 tiny new states.

Harvard Plan Suggests Adding 127 States to the United States

By Kristin Houser