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Secrets of the dark genome could spark new drug discoveries, says Northeastern researcher

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by Cyrus Moulton
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Northeastern students build app to help track seizures — and it’s personal

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by Erin Kayata
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Even Elmo is getting hacked: How safe and secure is Twitter/X nearly three years after Musk’s takeover?

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by Cesareo Contreras
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Is all learning ‘incidental’? Northeastern professor says that we ‘trick’ our brains into learning

by Noah Lloyd
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Law enforcement is learning how to use AI more ethically thanks to a Northeastern expert

by Cody Mello-Klein
A farmer or rancher in a tractor with a tube going into a river as they manage water flow to their pastures.

Nearly a billion people will be affected by a scarcity of water by 2100, Northeastern researchers say 

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert
An artistic illustration that shows red-colored warships on the water's surface, with what appear to be dirigibles or airships in the sky above. Below the water, there are numerous dark geometric shapes - likely representing submarines, mines, or underwater obstacles - scattered across the seabed.

Northeastern research breaches ‘The Great Firewall’ to look at Chinese censorship

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by Cyrus Moulton
Sai Panindra Santosh Kumar Majji sitting at a desk working at a laptop.

AI assistant built by Northeastern grad helps MassDOT engineers work faster

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by Cyrus Moulton
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Northeastern researchers develop breakthrough heat-conductive plastic to help prevent advanced electronics from overheating

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by Cyrus Moulton
Members of the Mars rover team sitting and kneeling around the rover, working on various components.

Resilient design and smart systems drive Northeastern’s Mars rover to podium finish

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by Cesareo Contreras
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New Chrome extension makes web more accessible for neurodivergent users

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by Kate Rix
An aerial shot of the devastating flash flooding in Texas.

What made the Texas flash flood so deadly and how AI could improve forecasting

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert