Boston University

Natural Sciences

Man shucks an ear of corn in a corn field. USDA photo by Christina Reed.

Climate Change

What If the World’s Major Food Crops Fail at the Same Time?

June 20, 2017

Photo of Water Drop on Feather 1, taken by Boston University mechanical engineeriing researchers James Bird and Samira Shiri during research on heat exchange properties of superhydrophobic materials

Engineering

How Much Heat Can Bouncing Raindrops Leave Behind, or Take Away?

June 19, 2017

Hot sun burns behind electricity power lines

Climate Change

The High Cost of Summer Energy Price Spikes

June 16, 2017

Illustration about innovative breast tumor imaging research

Cancer

Breast Cancer Research

June 16, 2017

Quantum dots glow different colors under UV light depending on their size. Dennis and her colleagues are developing dots that will respond to deep red and near-infrared light—same idea, not as pretty.

Nanotechnology

What Are Quantum Dots?

June 5, 2017

David Boas, Director of Boston University Neurophotonics Center

Photonics

Neurophotonics Center: Advancing Understanding of the Brain

May 12, 2017

Synthetic biology researcher Ahmad "Mo" Khalil, assistant professor of biological engineering at Boston University, and researcher at the Boston University Biological Design Center

Engineering Biology

Hacking Nature

May 10, 2017

Team 8’s Richard Nesbit (from left), Fritz Jolivain, and Brett Moretzky demonstrating the Groove Gloves.

Engineering

Engineering to the Rescue

May 10, 2017

Egg brooding by a female Cochranella granulosa on the Rio Frijoles in Panama.

Biology

(Some) Frogs Are Better Parents Than We Thought

May 9, 2017

Public Policy

Alternative Energy and Business

May 5, 2017

Climate Change

Putting Cities on the Climate Map

May 4, 2017

Microscopic image of human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells) turning into lung cells

Stem Cells

CReM Scientists Turn Human IPS Cells into Lung Cells

May 2, 2017

Researchers identified a gene in mice associated with binge eating, and also found evidence that binge eating may alter myelin production brain.

Genetics

BU Researchers Find Gene Associated with Binge Eating in Mice

May 2, 2017

Illustration symbolizing breast cancer research using zebrafish

Cancer

Zebrafish Cancer Genetics Illuminate Human Breast Cancers

April 24, 2017

Litre Bottles of Soda

Neurology

Is Soda Bad for Your Brain? (And Is Diet Soda Worse?)

April 21, 2017

Red leaf cutter ants hive behaviour carrying food from fruiting

Biology

Science in a Post-Truth Society

April 20, 2017

A married couple holds hands

Genetics

Look Like Your Spouse? It Might Be Your Genes

April 20, 2017

Madeleine Scammell, assistant professor of environmental health

Accolades

Scammell Wins NIEHS Outstanding New Environmental Health Science Award

April 20, 2017

First prototype for an optical chemotherapy monitor, one of the main projects funded by CFTCC.

Biomedical Engineering

It Takes Teamwork

April 7, 2017

Wilson Wong, Boston University Biological Design Center

Engineering Biology

How to Hack a Cell

April 6, 2017

How to Hack a Cell