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    A new report from a group of Northeastern researchers explores across disciplines how biotech can ensure safe, sustainable life beyond Earth.

    The key to international space cooperation is developments in biotechnology, Northeastern researchers say

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    The NeuroPRISM lab, led by assistant psychology professor Stephanie Noble, makes tools that pave the way for reliable and reproducible neuroimaging of the brain.

    Precise maps of the brain’s deepest corners are made possible through tools developed by these Northeastern researchers

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  • How local lobstermen could help save our coastal habitats

    How local lobstermen could help save our coastal habitats

    As fishery management practices struggle to keep up with warming waters, the insights of local lobstermen provide an invaluable understanding of changing dynamics, new research shows.
  • Breakthrough research uses machine learning to better predict New England floods

    Breakthrough research uses machine learning to better predict New England floods

    Researchers at Northeastern University used machine learning to aggregate nearly five decades of weather data to better understand the factors that lead to New England flooding.
  • Preserving biological specimens for DNA analysis just got easier

    Preserving biological specimens for DNA analysis just got easier

    How a Northeastern professor and undergraduate students discovered a safe, inexpensive method to preserve DNA in the lab
  • The Antarctic Ocean of the last ice age has stories to tell about a warming planet

    The Antarctic Ocean of the last ice age has stories to tell about a warming planet

    New research describes how a critical process of carbon dioxide storage in the Southern Ocean slowed during the last deglaciation, and how it could be happening again.
  • Scientists explore stakeholder-informed spatial modeling for hydrologic sciences

    Scientists explore stakeholder-informed spatial modeling for hydrologic sciences

    MES researchers convened an NSF-supported workshop exploring the role of stakeholders in hydrological studies and futures
  • Drought and low water levels could slow global trade at the Panama Canal

    Drought and low water levels could slow global trade at the Panama Canal

    New research by professor Samuel Muñoz reports that the risk of shipping disruptions will grow in a warming climate unless steps are taken to reduce greenhouse gas emissions or to adapt to drier conditions.
  • From eelgrass on the West Coast to salt marshes on the East Coast, Northeastern professor Randall Hughes shows expertise

    From eelgrass on the West Coast to salt marshes on the East Coast, Northeastern professor Randall Hughes shows expertise

    Randall Hughes, Northeastern professor of marine and environmental sciences, has been recognized by the American Association for the Advancement of Science as a 2024 lifetime fellow.
  • Shells of their former selves: How sea snails have adapted to invasive predators

    Shells of their former selves: How sea snails have adapted to invasive predators

    Geoffrey Trussell, a professor at NU's Marine Science Center, has been studying the evolution of two species of sea snails off the coast of Maine since the 1990's. In short: the snails have grown thicker shells!
  • Scientists identify rapid evolution in marine species under predator invasion

    Scientists identify rapid evolution in marine species under predator invasion

    A groundbreaking study by Geoffrey Trussell and James Corbett at Northeastern University, published in Science Advances, outlines one of the first examples of rapid evolution in a marine system in response to an invasive predator and warming oceans.
  • Protective salt marshes along coasts are in danger across the globe but it’s not too late to act, Northeastern researchers say

    Protective salt marshes along coasts are in danger across the globe but it’s not too late to act, Northeastern researchers say

    Salt marshes like Belle Isle in Boston provide vital ecosystem services, but sea-level rise threatens their future without urgent restoration efforts.
  • Unexploded ordnances still litter the seafloor worldwide. Northeastern engineers are trying to sniff them out.

    Unexploded ordnances still litter the seafloor worldwide. Northeastern engineers are trying to sniff them out.

    Loretta Fernandez and her colleagues have been working on creating passive samplers that would allow them to locate old munitions by detecting degraded compounds in the water.
  • Northeastern research sheds light on low crop yields and their impact on small farms

    Northeastern research sheds light on low crop yields and their impact on small farms

    In recently published research, Gabriela Garcia and her collaborators have developed a framework for how to understand alternate bearing.