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A hand pours milk into a cup of coffee, creating a swirl pattern on the surface.
Health

How many cups of coffee should you be drinking each day?

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by Hannah Morse
Ashwagandha roots and a white powder known as Withania somnifera in a white bowl on a wooden table.
Science & Technology

Ashwagandha is having a moment. They want to take this shrub further

by Cody Mello-Klein
A hand in a latex glove holds a glass dish into which is poured particles of recycled tire rubber.
Science & Technology

Tire rubber decays into a potentially dangerous chemical cocktail

by Noah Lloyd
A spoonful of finely ground coal tailings, dark brown.
Science & Technology

Rare earth element extraction can be doubled with this new technique

by Noah Lloyd
An illustration depicting a woman holding a three-pronged molecule in her hands that would fit into three receptors placed on her chest.
Science & Technology

Your body is full of medicine. Researchers can now synthesize it

by Noah Lloyd
A hand in blue rubber gloves holds a clear plexiglass 3D cubic model of amino acids that look like curly ribbons.
Science & Technology

Researchers decode the chemistry behind a deadly genetic disorder

by Alena Kuzub
Neel Joshi, associate professor of chemistry and chemical biology, looks at a specimen in his lab, while wearing purple gloves and goggles.
Science & Technology

Want to build like biology? These researchers are bridging proteins between bacteria

by Noah Lloyd
Fleury Augustin Nsole Biteghe holds up a beaker of a red colored liquid in a lab.
Science & Technology

Northeastern researcher uses light to target and kill cancer cells

Headshot of Kate Rix.
by Kate Rix
A woman's hand rubbing a layer of sunscreen into her shoulder.
Health

Are sunscreens toxic? Here is what you need to know to protect yourself from skin cancer

by Alena Kuzub
Hailey Bieber wearing a black blazer and silver necklace posing for a photo on the red carpet.
Business

Why e.l.f. paid $1 billion for Hailey Bieber’s rhode beauty line. Spoiler: It’s not just about the skincare

Headshot of Kate Rix.
by Kate Rix
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University News

Northeastern co-op helps Bay Area startup develop device to prevent toxic algae blooms

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by Kate Rix
A group of people sitting around laptops in Ghana.
University News

Northeastern’s Bioinnovation Center is developing low-cost biomedical devices to transform health care in West Africa

by Noah Lloyd