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An underwater hot spring. It looks like dark grey smoke coming out of coral on a black background.

Aboard Alvin submersible, Northeastern student maps hot springs 2,500 meters below the ocean’s surface 

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by Cesareo Contreras
The moon during a lunar eclipse. It looks full and red against a dark night sky.

What is a total lunar eclipse and how can you see the ‘Blood Worm Moon’? An astrophysicist explains

by Cody Mello-Klein
A screen paused on a video screen that has green rings reflecting on it.

New Northeastern research tests the capabilities of AI chatbots on NPR’s Sunday Puzzles

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by Cesareo Contreras
Headshot of Herbert Levine.

The physics of cancer: Fighting tumor defenses with engineering and immunotherapy

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert

Shells of their former selves: How sea snails have adapted to invasive predators

by Schuyler Velasco
A baby calamari squid in the ocean.

Squid are some of nature’s best camouflagers. Researchers have a new explanation for why

by Cody Mello-Klein
A gloved hand holds a circular object under vibrant lighting.

Patagonian ‘living rocks’ trace their origins to the beginning of life on Earth

by Noah Lloyd
A person's hands picking up a card from a stack of cards labeled 'Prompt'. They're sitting next to a stack of cards labeled 'Modifier'.

Can you spot AI in a room full of humans? Students’ fun card game will test your skills

by Alena Kuzub
A table full of brunch foods.

The ‘dark matter’ of nutrition: How AI and network science are transforming our understanding of food and health

by Alena Kuzub
Wei Xie working in a lab.

Northeastern researcher receives CAREER award to advance biopharmaceutical manufacturing with AI

by Alena Kuzub
A person holds a tablet while playing a memory-training game featuring a small astronaut character. A brain model and a small astronaut figurine are visible on the table in the background.

Can you train your brain for better memory? This Northeastern study points to yes

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by Erin Kayata
A forest fire in Canada photographed from above as smoke rises from the trees.

Northeastern co-op student in Vancouver develops affordable wildfire detection technology

Headshot of Kate Rix.
by Kate Rix