HARVARD MAGAZINE – MAY/JUNE 2026 PREVIEW

May-June 2026 | Harvard Magazine

HARVARD MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘Ready, Set, Revolution’ – 250 years ago Harvard joined the frontlines of history…

250 Years Ago, Harvard Was Home to a Revolution

A look at the sights, sounds, and characters that put the University on the frontlines of history

The Harvard-Trained Doctor Who Urged a Revolution

Before his heroic death, General Joseph Warren was dubbed “the greatest incendiary in all of America.”

When the Revolution Hit Cambridge, Harvard Moved to Concord

College students broke hearts and windows during their year in exile.


How the American Revolution Freed a Future Abolitionist

Darby Vassall, an enslaved child freed after the Battle of Bunker Hill, dedicated his life to fighting for liberty.

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN MAGAZINE – MAY 2026

Scientific American

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘Your Heart In Flames’ – A radical new take on Cardiovascular Disease could save lives…

The hidden cause of heart disease is inflammation

Immune system overreactions may be the true culprit of cardiac illness—and lifesaving drugs can calm them down

How strange new ‘altermagnets’ could rewrite physics

How birds survived the dinosaurs’ doomsday

Space hotels are coming soon

Inside the labs where chemists engineer luxury perfumes

How a lost 1812 wristwatch sparked a 200-year race in precision engineering

THE NEW YORK TIMES – TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 2026

State of U.S. Blockade Is Unclear as Some Ships Transit Strait of Hormuz

Ship-tracking data showed that several vessels, including some that had been docked at Iranian ports, had moved through the strait as the U.S. military began its blockade.

U.S. and Iran Trade Proposals on Nuclear Restrictions

A Divided America Processes a War That Trump Has Scarcely Explained

As the war in Iran extends into its seventh week and a truce feels shaky, many Americans expressed bewilderment about a conflict that came with little warning.

At a House Republican’s New York Event, Flashes of an Iran Backlash

MAGA Absorbs the Loss of Orban, a Kindred Spirit to Trump’s Movement

Viktor Orban, the Hungarian prime minister, and his right-wing playbook were embraced by parts of the American right. Now some are worried by his defeat.