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The Gulf of Maine cod fishery is in rough shape. The fishermen aren’t doing much better.

by Laura Castañón
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Science & Technology

Meet the axolotl: A cannibalistic salamander that regenerates its limbs and might help us better understand human stem cell therapy

by Emily Arntsen
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Society & Culture

Humans can’t accept that we have innate knowledge because we’re biased against the idea

by Aria Bracci

What works–and what doesn’t–when it comes to coping with climate change on the coasts of Hong Kong, Malaysia, and the Gulf of Maine

by Laura Castañón
Science & Technology

Can nature reduce the damage caused by hurricanes?

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Science & Technology

Shellfish geneticists help bivalve hatcheries breed better oysters to survive warming oceans

by Laura Castañón
Society & Culture

Deciphering Dragon Prayer Book’s medieval prayers and chants recited by German nuns

by Ian Thomsen
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Northeastern marine science professor Kathleen Lotterhos says U.N. ocean and cryosphere report poses evolutionary challenges for marine life.

by Roberto Molar Candanosa
Science & Technology

Northeastern University researchers synthesize chemical found in longfin squid to use for UV protection

by Aria Bracci
David Medina, a doctoral student at Northeastern, is using bacteria to produce nanoparticles that are particularly effective at killing whatever type of cell was used to create them, including strains of bacteria that are resistant to traditional antibiotics. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Science & Technology

Northeastern University researchers use nanoparticles made by bacteria to fight antibiotic-resistant infections like MRSA

by Laura Castañón
As mathematics professor Valerio Toledano Laredo will tell you, symmetry is more complicated than you might think. But the theory that underlies it might make the world a little simpler to understand. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Science & Technology

Northeastern University mathematics professor Valerio Toledano Laredo studies representation theory and symmetry to understand physical universe

by Aria Bracci
Arun Bansil, a theoretical physicist at Northeastern, has discovered new properties in the chemical element bismuth that could prevent supercomputers from frying and enable the production of low power electronics. Photo by iStock
Science & Technology

This exotic crystal is fueling the quantum revolution

by Roberto Molar Candanosa