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Recovery team members lifting the sample of Asteroid Bennu.
Science & Technology

Rock and dust from asteroid Bennu offers unprecedented opportunity to study origins of the solar system, cosmologist says

Textile depicting Underwater Flora, Seaweed, and Coral.
Arts & Entertainment

Art and history come together in seaweed exhibit co-curated by Northeastern researcher

Students putting headphones on a person for an MRI test.
Health

Full-body MRIs are the latest celebrity-endorsed health craze. Will they save your life? 

Alessandro Vespignani sitting at a desk looking at a laptop.
University News

Northeastern receives $17.5 million from CDC to launch infectious disease prediction center

Julie Roszak preparing a flu shot.
Health

Should you take the new RSV vaccine separately from the COVID and flu shots?

UFO photo from the Department of Defense.
World & National News

Why ‘UFOs’ should be tracked in the water as well as the skies

An orange and white box of Sudafed PE nasal decongestant.
Health

Why popular nasal decongestants with phenylephrine (like Sudafed PE) don’t work — and what does

emperor penguin on iceberg
Science & Technology

Emperor penguins are Antarctica’s most iconic bird. Are they on the verge of extinction?

Health

Why is the One Chip Challenge dangerous? Northeastern food safety expert explains

flames burning in a van in California
Science & Technology

Ending the ‘false argument’ about whether we should adapt to climate conditions or work to mitigate climate change

covid booster
Health

Will fall’s COVID vaccine protect against the emerging Pirola variant? When should I get the shot?

partially-eclipsed super blue blood moon over the golden gate bridge
World & National News

What is a blue supermoon and how rare is the Aug. 30 event?