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A portrait photo of Merav Opher, a Boston University College of Arts & Sciences associate professor of astronomy.

Space Sciences

Visualizing the Heliosphere, Our Solar System’s Protective Bubble

February 21, 2020

Opioid Crisis

Tracking the Path of the Opioid Crisis

February 18, 2020

An AI robotic arm places a hot dog on a hot dog cooker.

Artificial Intelligence

Meet Jaco and Baxter, Machine Learning Robots Who Cook Perfect Hot Dogs

February 18, 2020

2020 Democratic Presidential candidates Tom Steyer, Elizabeth Warren, Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, Pete Buttigieg, and Amy Klobuchar on stage during the Iowa Democratic Debate.

Climate Change

Climate Policy and Presidential Politics: How Candidates Rank

February 14, 2020

Portrait of Ksenia Bravaya

Chemistry

Ksenia Bravaya Awarded 2020 Sloan Research Fellowship

February 12, 2020

Portrait of Alison Gammie, director at the National Institute of General Medical Sciences

Career Development

Alison Gammie Wants to Help BU’s Postdocs and Junior Faculty Map Out Their Career Paths

February 11, 2020

Nathan Phillips in his office February 4, a week into his hunger strike.

Scientist on Strike

Why BU Environmental Researcher Nathan Phillips Is on a Hunger Strike

February 5, 2020

illustration of human body with various different types and colors of cells

Stem Cells

Machine Learning Gives Rise to Better Lung Disease Models from Stem Cells

February 4, 2020

Kat j. McAlpine interviews Ann McKee in her research lab about CTE

CTE & Football

What Does Football Do to the Brain?

January 30, 2020

Rows of green plants grow in sunlight

Greenhouse Gases

As Our Planet Gets Greener, Plants Are Slowing Global Warming

January 29, 2020

Arthur Lupia, assistant director of the National Science Foundation

SCIENCE & SOCIETY

National Science Foundation’s Arthur Lupia Talks Scientific Credibility in an Era of Misinformation

January 28, 2020

Chinese health workers in white suits, check the temperatures of Chinese residents

Coronavirus Outbreak

Outbreak Experts: What to Expect Next from Coronavirus

January 27, 2020

Fallou Ngom sits in the home of an Ajami manuscript owner in Belfort, Ziguinchor, Senegal.

Anthropology

Digitizing Ajami, a Centuries-Old African Script

January 23, 2020

A portrait of Ayanna Pressley where she reveals her bald head as a result of Alopecia Areata

Hair Loss

Ayanna Pressley Opens Up about Hair Loss from Alopecia Areata

January 21, 2020

An Easter Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly flies through greenery

Autonomous Vehicles

Aerial Drones Get Schooled in Navigation by Moths

January 16, 2020

Trump Administration Science Advisor Kelvin K. Droegemeier talks to Boston research officials at the Harvard Law School.

Academic Research

Trump Science Advisor Meets with Top Boston Academic Research Officials

January 16, 2020

A firefighter watches wildfires burn a patch of forest in Australia.

Climate Change

How Global Warming Helped Ignite One of Australia’s Worst Fire Seasons

January 14, 2020

Terry Ellis poses for a portrait with a tablet.

Rehabilitation Sciences

Making a Habit of Exercise

January 14, 2020

Mannequin parts laying on a white background

Body Perception

Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show Models Got Thinner and Thinner over 23 Years

January 13, 2020

The first direct visual evidence of the supermassive black hole in the center of Messier 87 (M87) and its shadow. The shadow of the black hole seen here is the closest we can come to an image of the black hole itself, a completely dark object from which light cannot escape

Research that Rocks

12 Breakthroughs That Wowed Us in 2019

December 19, 2019

12 Breakthroughs That Wowed Us in 2019