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Is wildfire soot leaving a mark on the world’s oceans?
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Is wildfire soot leaving a mark on the world’s oceans?

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

This mysterious on-off switch holds clues to new cancer treatments

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This mysterious on-off switch holds clues to new cancer treatments

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

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

How the dark shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic is changing our brains
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How the dark shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic is changing our brains

You can’t determine emotion from someone’s facial movements–and neither can AI
New research by Northeastern neuroscientists Lisa Feldman Barrett shows that interpreting a person’s facial expression can’t be done in a vacuum; it depends on the context.

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You can’t determine emotion from someone’s facial movements–and neither can AI

This superbug dodges antibiotics. He’s finding a way to kill it.

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This superbug dodges antibiotics. He’s finding a way to kill it.

How Northeastern is prepared to track Delta and other COVID-19 variants on campus quickly

How Northeastern is prepared to track Delta and other COVID-19 variants on campus quickly

Her HIV research shed new light on treating African women with AIDS. Now her focus is COVID-19.
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Her HIV research shed new light on treating African women with AIDS. Now her focus is COVID-19.

Saving shellfish from climate change

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Saving shellfish from climate change

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

Inhalable COVID-19 vaccine could expand the reach of COVID-19 vaccines around the world

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Inhalable COVID-19 vaccine could expand the reach of COVID-19 vaccines around the world