Natural Sciences

Climate Change

Less Snow Makes Trees Absorb Less Carbon, According to New BU Study

Conservation

River Herring in Martha’s Vineyard Are Disappearing. A BU Marine Biologist Is Trying to Help Save Them

Marine Biology

Protecting Maine’s Coastal Heritage—and Her Own

Encryption

Our Online World Relies on Encryption. What Happens If It Fails?

NEIDL

Renowned Virologist Robert A. Davey to Lead NEIDL, BU’s Infectious Diseases Research Hub

Carbon Credits

Do Forest Carbon Credits Work and Actually Help the Environment?

Climate Misinformation

Native Ads Are Shaping Climate Opinions. BU Researchers Say There’s a Way to Resist

Awards

Guggenheim Fellowships Awarded to Six BU Researchers and Scholars

Microbes

Microbes Reveal Clues About Extraterrestrial Life

Research News

Brink Bites: Studying Cigarette Restrictions, the Life of a Famed Poet, and Shifting Attitudes Toward Capitalism

LEXI Moon Mission

What Is BU Doing on the Moon?

LEXI Moon Mission

Success! BU Telescope Lands on the Moon Aboard NASA’s Blue Ghost Mission 1

Accolades

BU Biologist Receives 2025 Sloan Research Fellowship

LEXI Moon Mission

Spacecraft Carrying BU Telescope to the Moon Captures Breathtaking Images of Earth

Awards

Three BU Researchers Win National Honor for Early-Career Scientists and Engineers

Awards

Why Do Urban Trees Grow Faster than Rural Ones?

Earthquakes

Did Monday’s Earthquake Rattle You?

Deep Sea

See the First Detailed Illustration of an Ancient Deep-Sea Mountain

LEXI Moon Mission

We Have Liftoff: BU Telescope Heads for the Moon

LEXI Moon Mission

NASA Moon Mission Will Use BU X-Ray Telescope to Study Earth’s Magnetic Field