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These Northeastern students befriend a 500-pound sea turtle and a 33-year-old penguin as co-ops at the New England Aquarium

Two Northeastern students, Elliot Tong and Noah Brown, are co-oping at the New England Aquarium. There they are learning about conservation and the daily caretaking of sea animals.

Should we add a Category 6 hurricane to the Saffir-Simpson scale? Experts weigh in

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is predicting an above-average Atlantic hurricane season, and two Northeastern professors are weighing in on whether or not the Saffir-Simpson scale (used to measure hurricanes) should be revamped.

As more deadly twisters strike the South, ‘Dixie Alley’ is becoming the new ‘Tornado Alley’

Chengfei He, assistant professor of marine and environmental sciences, helps explain why tornados are occurring more in southern states, and some of background science to how they work.

What impact would a proposed change to the Endangered Species Act have on marine plants and animals?

Dan Distel, research professor at Northeastern University’s Marine Science Center. weighs in on how the proposed regulatory changes would impact the Endangered Species Act.

Plastics found to be abundant at deep-sea levels, new research reports

Aaron Stubbins, professor of marine and environmental sciences, and Northeastern researchers have discovered have uncovered a “light smog” of microplastics drifting below the surface of the world’s oceans.

Three Seas at 40: How Northeastern’s immersive marine biology program transforms students into scientists

Dive deeper into the Three Seas program offered by the Marine Sciences Center at Northeastern University!

Northeastern students build app to address $4B crop loss in sub-Saharan Africa

Mariam Hamza, marine and environmental sciences Ph.D. candidate, is working with three chemical engineering grad students at Northeastern to address the $4 billion annual post-harvest crop loss in sub-Saharan Africa with an app called AgriQ-Connect.

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!

Huskies celebrate third straight Women’s Beanpot title, 20th overall before record TD Garden crowd

Northeastern Women's Hockey team won its third straight Beanpot Championship against Boston University at TD Garden.

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.

Northeastern co-op students work to prevent neglected tropical diseases and birth injuries among women in rural Kenya

Northeastern students Abigail Binkley and Abigail Williams spent their fall semester in Kenya on co-ops that explored the ways education and culture can help prevent the medical crises from occurring in the first place.

Northeastern delegation heads to South Korea for pivotal UN plastic pollution treaty talks

The delegation that will attend the negotiations includes Maria Ivanova, Aaron Stubbins and six graduate students from the university.