Vaccine mandates aren’t new. But do they work?

How poetry has helped a hospital chaplain in the pandemic

From ‘mein Mädchen’ to ‘leader of the free world,’ Angela Merkel is winding down her political career

Online map helps city dwellers find wild produce growing in their neighborhoods

Is the e-bike revolution ready to come to America?

Researchers still struggle to get funding to study gun violence

#MeToo echoes through play about Nigeria: ‘I am a force, a tidal wave, and I won’t hide’

New findings explore the universality of music, features that are recognizable across cultures

New mechanical cell-manipulation technique could provide pathways into fixing disorders — even cancer

Why people are still trying to ‘lose’ their accents

Dr. Jane Goodall on her work with chimpanzees, and the new documentary ‘JANE’

Meet the Nobel Laureate who detected ripples in the fabric of space and time

Harvard called ‘cowardly’ for rescinding offer to Chelsea Manning after pressure from veterans

This Harvard professor became a US citizen and hours later, was in handcuffs

A team of women is unearthing the forgotten legacy of Harvard’s women ‘computers’

Love, quantum physics and ‘entanglement’

Cambridge has a shortage of black students. Some of them are out to fix that.

A cyclone in Madagascar could mean you’ll pay more for ice cream this summer

Sometimes, you can’t see change until your neighborhood auto shop is forced out of the neighborhood

Studying splashes to learn more about how disease spreads

How Iranian scientists at one Harvard lab are reacting to Trump’s immigration restrictions

2016 was rough. Listening to Bach helped.

The future of food — feeding the planet as the climate changes

Harvard has a $35 billion endowment. Its dining hall workers are on strike for a $35,000 minimum salary.

A physicist who proved Einstein right started by tinkering with the family record player

What can be done to address eating disorders?

These runners from Ethiopia take inspiration from Boston Marathon’s defending champion

Two young filmmakers grapple with their high school memories of the Boston marathon bomber

Photos: How Polaroids helped kids in project housing tell their stories for 50 years

Could composting someday become an alternative to burial and cremation?

Resilience: This Boston Marathon bombing survivor could teach a course on it

Tanzid Sakib’s first experience with an American school literally left him on the floor

Don’t forget, wear sunscreen. Why SPF is more important than ever

Here’s what eighth graders can teach us about perpetuating stereotypes

US prosecutors portray Boston Marathon bombing suspect as a radical extremist

Nude, drunk and riding on panthers: Michelangelo’s lost masterpiece discovered

Scientists discover a potent new antibiotic

Global themes dominate this year’s Oscar nominations

How this Haitian-American woman is rebuilding Haiti, one cocktail at a time

Come along on a tasting tour of some of Boston’s best international cuisine

Meet the hacking prodigy you definitely want on your side

An MIT project crowdsources local solutions in the fight against climate change

BollyX combines Bollywood dance moves with aerobics to make you more fit

You might want extra life insurance before trying some of the recipes in this cookbook

A Japanese American magician named ‘Honesty’ tricks out Cambridge crowds

An experiment in crowd-sourced news for China ‘disappears’ at the hands of government censors

With The Joining Project, an Albanian artist is knitting Boston together

I have been given three Chinese names. Which one should I use?

I have been given three Chinese names. Which one should I use?

Why the Boston Marathon bombing made me watch mixed martial arts

Cambridge is coming to terms with its close connection to the Boston Marathon suspects

As we remember the Boston Marathon tragedy, should we try to forget the alleged bombers?

As we remember the Boston Marathon tragedy, should we try to forget the alleged bombers?

Someday, you may store your solar or wind power in a ‘rhubarb battery’ from Harvard

Someday, you may store your solar or wind power in a ‘rhubarb battery’ from Harvard

Here’s a quick guide to handling the emotions that may come up with the Boston Marathon anniversary

Here’s a quick guide to handling the emotions that may come up with the Boston Marathon anniversary

Seventy years later, a Holocaust survivor remembers the performance of her lifetime

Seventy years later, a Holocaust survivor remembers the performance of her lifetime

Thailand’s revered king has some history with Boston