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This robot is going to map uncharted kelp forests in the Arctic

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This robot is going to map uncharted kelp forests in the Arctic

Our plastic pollution problem may have more significant consequences than we think

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Our plastic pollution problem may have more significant consequences than we think

Why is it so hot in the city?
Sunrise over Northeastern’s Boston campus.

Why is it so hot in the city?

For ideas about fighting pandemics, look to termites and ants
Associate Professor Rebeca Rosengaus studies social insect behavior and researches how insects control and contain pathogen outbreaks in their own colonies.

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For ideas about fighting pandemics, look to termites and ants

Northeastern’s award-winning coastal research campus in Massachusetts faces public vote
NAHANT, Mass. Northeastern students Jaxon Derow and Sahana Simonetti gather mussels for a research project at Northeastern’s Marine Science Center.

Northeastern’s award-winning coastal research campus in Massachusetts faces public vote

These athletes pursue championships while on co-op
Megan Carter and Sammy Shupe stand outside their co-op stations.

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These athletes pursue championships while on co-op

Unlike humans, shipworms have no problem with bacteria getting in their cells. Why?
Photo of a shipworm

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Unlike humans, shipworms have no problem with bacteria getting in their cells. Why?

From penguins to plastic forks, she’s tackling sustainability

From penguins to plastic forks, she’s tackling sustainability

They’re planning to build a new space station… at the bottom of the ocean

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They’re planning to build a new space station… at the bottom of the ocean

When My Brother’s Table needed help, the Marine Science Center faculty delivered

When My Brother’s Table needed help, the Marine Science Center faculty delivered

Here’s what we can learn from the bacteria in the clam that sank a thousand ships

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Here’s what we can learn from the bacteria in the clam that sank a thousand ships

A former ballet dancer makes a 10,000-mile journey in search of oyster microbes

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A former ballet dancer makes a 10,000-mile journey in search of oyster microbes