Light Blitzes Plaque

Fast forward a decade and imagine what a drugstore shelf might hold. A pill containing an entire day’s nutrients? A gadget that confers...

by Elizabeth Gudrais

Published in the January-February 2006 print issue in the Right Now section.

How brushing and flossing can protect your heart

In the wake of federal government actions, several Harvard schools and institutes are cutting costs.

Amid distrust of science, Paula Johnson tells medical and dental graduates to be “citizen-physicians.”

A documentary film turns a lens on the “1 percenters.”

There’s a growing movement to curb light pollution. It starts on your front porch.

Like all revolutions in thought, this one began with anomalies, strange facts, odd observations that the prevailing wisdom could not explain...

Harvard scientists identify hundreds of genes under selective pressure.

Harvard graduate and NASCAR racer Patrick Staropoli on pedals, attention, and fearlessness.

The Goel Center in Allston will open for performances in the fall of 2026.