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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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  • Astrophysicists say there’s ‘at least six other quasi-moons’ like 2025 PN7 in loose orbit around Earth

    Astrophysicists say there’s ‘at least six other quasi-moons’ like 2025 PN7 in loose orbit around Earth

    The much-discussed 2025 PN7, dubbed Earth’s “second moon,” is officially a quasi-moon, according to NASA.
  • Designing the Future of Antibiotics with Generative AI: A Conversation with Wengong Jin

    Designing the Future of Antibiotics with Generative AI: A Conversation with Wengong Jin

    Assistant Professor and Barnett Institute Faculty Fellow Wengong Jin shares insight into his work on using generative AI to design Novel Antibiotics.
  • From coastal resilience to streamlining product development, Northeastern researchers are the state’s AI innovators

    From coastal resilience to streamlining product development, Northeastern researchers are the state’s AI innovators

    Northeastern University professor Jim Chen is one of the winners of the Massachusetts AI Hub’s AI Models Innovation Challenge.
  • What to expect from La Niña this winter

    What to expect from La Niña this winter

    Will La Niña bring more snow or rain to your region this winter?
  • 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
  • Rare calico lobster makes a splash at Nahant

    Rare calico lobster makes a splash at Nahant

    Meet Jackie—a one-in-30 million lobster and the new superstar at Northeastern’s Marine Science Center.
  • 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.
  • Why Annabelle, Chucky and dolls in general creep us out

    Why Annabelle, Chucky and dolls in general creep us out

    Do you know what that doll is doing when your back is turned? Northeastern University experts explain the ‘uncanny valley’ effect.
  • Look to the skies this week to see the ‘Draconid’ meteor shower

    Look to the skies this week to see the ‘Draconid’ meteor shower

    The “Draconid shower” is the result of Earth plowing through the dusty trail left behind by an oddly orbiting comet called 21P/Giacobini-Zinner.
  • Next gen scanner could unlock new treatments for brain injuries

    Next gen scanner could unlock new treatments for brain injuries

    The Center for Translational Neuroimaging recently obtained a Mediso nanoScan 7T PET/MRI scanner, the first of its kind in the United States.
  • 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
  • Brain health researcher Charles Hillman installed as inaugural Manganaro Distinguished Professor

    Brain health researcher Charles Hillman installed as inaugural Manganaro Distinguished Professor

    Charles Hillman, director of the Institute for Cognitive and Brain Health, studies lifestyle behaviors on brain and cognition to maximize health and well-being, and to promote effective functioning.