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The perils of ‘doomscrolling’ when the world is on fire
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The perils of ‘doomscrolling’ when the world is on fire

To safeguard key coastal ecosystems, this scientist starts by talking to the local anglers
school of amberjack fish

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To safeguard key coastal ecosystems, this scientist starts by talking to the local anglers

How data from Hurricane Ida can help bolster levees, power infrastructure

How data from Hurricane Ida can help bolster levees, power infrastructure

Meet the law professor who helped refugees escape Afghanistan. Her work has just begun.
Families evacuated from Afghanistan walk past a U.S Air Force plane that carried them to Kosovo's Pristina International Airport.

Meet the law professor who helped refugees escape Afghanistan. Her work has just begun.

Climate Change Could Destroy 95% of Surface Ocean Conditions
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Climate Change Could Destroy 95% of Surface Ocean Conditions

Saving shellfish from climate change

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Saving shellfish from climate change

Can the destructive Bootleg fire teach us to prevent wildfires before they start?
The Bootleg fire threatens homes and critical infrastructure—threats that will only grow more dire as the effects of climate change and urbanization play out, say two Northeastern professors who study climate science and resilience.

Can the destructive Bootleg fire teach us to prevent wildfires before they start?

Can computer models help restore marine life affected by climate change?
Katie Lotterhos, associate professor of marine and environmental sciences, recently received two prestigious awards: a CAREER award from the National Science Foundation, and a Fulbright scholarship.

Can computer models help restore marine life affected by climate change?

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

Why is it so hot in the city?

He has a passion for sustainability in technology and communities
Diego Rivera at work on his computer

He has a passion for sustainability in technology and communities

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

Texas chose to go it alone for electricity. Now, it’s facing rolling blackouts.

Texas chose to go it alone for electricity. Now, it’s facing rolling blackouts.