The Brink

Pioneering Research from Boston University

Deep Sea

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

January 17, 2025

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January 15, 2025

LEXI Moon Mission

We Have Liftoff: BU Telescope Heads for the Moon

January 15, 2025

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January 14, 2025

Archaeology

What Ancient Pottery Can Teach Us About Everyday Lives in the Time of Jesus and Herod the Great

January 14, 2025

Brink 01-09-2025

January 9, 2025

LEXI Moon Mission

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

January 9, 2025

Brink 01-08-2025

January 8, 2025

Photonics

What If You Could Use Light to Monitor Blood Pressure?

January 8, 2025

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January 6, 2025

Expert Take

Cycling Can Make Older Adults Healthier and More Independent. Here’s How to Design Bikes and Networks That Meet Their Needs

January 6, 2025

Brink 12-19-2024

December 19, 2024

Brink 12-16-2024

December 16, 2024

Research

Best of The Brink 2024: 10 Inspiring Inventions and Discoveries—All from BU Researchers

December 13, 2024

Research

Best of The Brink 2024: BU’s 10 Most-Read Science and Research Stories

December 13, 2024

Brink 12-10-2024

December 10, 2024

Photonics

Could Twisting Beams of Light Make the Internet Faster—and Greener?

December 10, 2024

Ecological Forecasting

Can Ecological Forecasting Help Us Predict Wildfires?

December 10, 2024

Brink 12-06-2024

December 6, 2024

CTE and Ice Hockey

BU Study Finds Longer Ice Hockey Careers Increase Risk of CTE

December 6, 2024