Tiny Flecks of Ancient Stardust Offer Clues to Solar System Origins
Boston University research scientist Nan Liu studies presolar grains that predate our world
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Polarization Polarized Parents Are Raising Ideologically Divided Kids. How Do We Stop the Cycle?
Boston University’s Kathleen Corriveau, who studies why children believe what they do, says social exposure […]
The Trypanosome Parasite Is a Tiny Troublemaker. A New BU Study Delves Into Its Inner Workings.
Research highlights an evolutionary quirk—and could open new routes of exploration for stopping life-threatening parasitic […]
BU-Led Framingham Heart Study Brain Aging Program Receives $31.5 Million Funding Renewal
National Institute on Aging’s five-year grant will help researchers advance understanding of Alzheimer’s and related […]
NSF Awards Boston University $20 Million to Help Create National “Cloud Lab” Network
Automated, AI-driven labs can remotely run experiments for researchers across the country
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Fragile Manuscripts Hold Hundreds of Years of African and Islamic History
Boston University researchers have digitally preserved more than 52,000 pages of Arabic and Ajami West African literature