Natural Sciences

Alumni

If You See a Pretty Spotted Lanternfly, Report It—Then Squash It

Climate Change

Is It Worth Trying to Sway the Most Staunch Climate Deniers?

SPACE SCIENCES

CuPID Satellite Will Take Widest Ever Images of Earth and Sun’s Magnetic Fields

Astronomy

What Can a Young Star Teach Us about the Birth of Our Planet, Sun, and Solar System?

Climate Science

IPCC Climate Report: In New England, Extreme Heat and Sea Level Rise Are Biggest Climate Threats

Climate Science

Wildfire Smoke in New England Is “Pretty Severe from Public Health Perspective”

Deepwater Discoveries

There’s More to the Story behind Rare Glass Octopus Footage

Paleoanthropology

Is “Dragon Man” a Missing Link in Human Evolution?

Supernova Shrapnel

Why Is This Weird, Metallic Star Hurtling Out of the Milky Way?

NSF CAREER Awards

5 Projects That Push the Limits of Physics, Fabrication Techniques, Algorithm Design

Environmental Health

As Temperatures Set Records, Heat Exposure Hits Some Neighborhoods Harder than Others

Culture of Science

Sexism and Racism in Science: How the Coronavirus Pandemic Exposed Everything

Sustainable Tech

Could Technology Inspired by Beetles and Underground Fungi Solve the Water Scarcity Problem in Morocco’s Rural Villages?

CORONAVIRUS VACCINES

Study Reveals Recipe for Even More Powerful COVID-19 Vaccines

Breast Cancer

Does Using Hair Relaxers Cause Higher Breast Cancer Risk for Black Women?

Cutting Carbon

How the US Can Cut Carbon Emissions in Half by 2030, with or without Congress

Microbiomes

“Synthetic Ecology” Seeks to Boost Health by Engineering the Environment

Soil Microbiome

Why Scientists Want to Solve an Underground Mystery about Where Microbes Live

Climate Change

Northern Forest Fires Could Accelerate Climate Change

Noise Pollution

Without Commuter Traffic, Pandemic-Era Boston Drivers Are Speeding Up, Increasing Noise Pollution