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An arid section of Lake Mead with exposed sandy shoreline, dry hills, and mountains in the background.

The Colorado River is running dry. Is desalination the solution?

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by Cyrus Moulton
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Research: vehicle miles traveled an improved, but imperfect, traffic metric

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by Cyrus Moulton
Northeastern students work on a robotics system in a lab setting.

This robotic system may soon be used to prevent forest fires

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by Cesareo Contreras
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AI and physics have more in common than you might think

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by Cesareo Contreras
Mastercard CEO Michael Miebach in conversation on stage at the Northeastern Global Leadership Summit in London.

Data literacy is key for digital commerce, Mastercard CEO says

by Angelo Boccato - Contributor
László Barabási delivering a keynote address at the NetSci Boston Conference in Cambridge.

Networks are everywhere. These experts helped make them a science

by Cody Mello-Klein
FIFA World Cup 2026 branding on a stadium column at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.

Researchers decode hidden patterns in World Cup data

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by Cesareo Contreras
A meteor on fire blazing over earth with a dark sky in the background.

That loud boom or flash of light? It could have been a meteor

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by Hannah Morse
A person holds a phone with an AI chatbot app open in front of a computer screen.

Chatty chatbots are not favorites, Northeastern research shows

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by Cesareo Contreras
A blue Ferrari electric vehicle displayed beneath a canopy of leaves.

Gas nears $5. Why aren’t electric vehicles selling in the US?

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by Cyrus Moulton
I set of applications on an iPhone, including a ChatGPT option.

The race to regulate AI systems has lawyers getting creative

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by Tanner Stening
A man leaps in the air to send a kick into a humanoid robot while others look on.

Physical AI is already here. But what is it?

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by Tanner Stening