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Dillon Nishigaya looking into a microscope.

Can space travel impact female fertility? Northeastern student takes part in NASA mission to find out 

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by Cesareo Contreras
Bee pollenating a yellow flower.

Honeybees are key to biodiversity. Researchers say ecosystems collapsing because of climate change have bee-like species that can be reintroduced  

by Cody Mello-Klein
A person walks in the middle of two kids outside on a sunny day.

Laurie Kramer makes a career of helping kids get along

by Ian Thomsen
A person in a crowd holds a candle at a vigil at night.

Homicides in US dropped by 12% in 2023, but country set a record for mass shootings, expert says

by Ian Thomsen
White Tylenol tablets.

How much Tylenol is safe to take while pregnant? Researchers associate higher acetaminophen use with language delays in early childhood

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by Cyrus Moulton
Hand pointing to lines of code on a black screen.

A new AI model can predict human lifespan, researchers say. They want to make sure it’s used for good

by Cody Mello-Klein
Lauren Raine working on a research project on a screen

Does exercise improve kids’ math skills? Yes, but it won’t help with reading or spelling, new research finds

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by Cyrus Moulton
Two students working on robotic boat.

An invasive plant is strangling Connecticut’s waters, so these students developed a robotic boat to help fix it

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by Cesareo Contreras
Headshot of Srirupa Chakraborty with lines of code projected on to her face.

Cystic fibrosis is difficult to treat. Computer modeling may hold the answer

by Schuyler Velasco
Stephen Hatfield looking in a micrscope in a dark lab room.

Is this a faster, better treatment for blood and solid tumor cancers?

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert

Virtual avatars want you to tell them about your pain. Is that the future of health care? 

Headshot of Cesareo Contreras
by Cesareo Contreras
Bouquets of wrapped flowers on a wall in Maine.

Texas attacks add to record-setting year for US mass shootings

by Ian Thomsen