Natural Sciences

Brain Science

Songbird Brains Can Generate New Neurons. Can We Help Human Brains Do the Same?

Accolades

Two Boston University Researchers Elected AAAS Fellows

Accolades

Biologist Jeffrey Marlow Awarded National Academies’ New Voices Honor

Convergence

Can AI Help Predict the Earth’s Climate a Decade from Now?

Marine Science

Some Boston Harbor Shellfish Is Now Safe to Eat—Why Is That a Big Deal?

Environmental Health

Bringing Cleaner Air to Boston Homes—One Stove at a Time

Research News

Brink Bites: BU Expert to Help Lead UN Climate Report, Undergraduates Study Secrets of the Universe

Fossil Fuels

More Than 46 Million in the US Live Within a Mile of Fossil Fuel Infrastructure

Research

Best of The Brink 2025: 10 Inspiring Inventions and Impactful Ideas from Boston University Researchers

Space Sciences

Is There Life on Other Planets? BU Astronomer Helping Lead New Mission Seeking Hints of Life in Space

Global

Terriers Reflect on Attending This Year’s United Nations Climate Conference

Sustainability

Sustainability Research Awards Honor BU Climate Science Heroes

Oysters

Meet PEARL, a Mobile Research Lab Studying Oysters and Their Habitats

City Trees

Living in a City Can Impact a Tree’s Health—BU Researchers Aim to Figure Out Why

Synthetic Biology

BU Engineer Builds Next-Gen Sensors with Mix of Living Cells and Tiny Electronics

Accolades

NIH Honors Two BU Researchers for Exceptionally Creative, High-Impact Science

Opioids

Testing a New Approach to Solving the Opioid Epidemic

NASA Telescope Launch

NASA’s Carruthers Geocorona Observatory Launches into Space—with a Device Created by BU Students on Board

Clownfish

Clownfish and Anemones Are Disappearing Because of Climate Change

Space Sciences

The Moon Landing That Made Boston University History