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Are we part of nature, or separate from it? How you answer matters.

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Are we part of nature, or separate from it? How you answer matters.

New course to cultivate ideas about how to expand campus sustainability efforts

New course to cultivate ideas about how to expand campus sustainability efforts

Tired of late school buses? This student just raised $2.5 million to fix that.

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Tired of late school buses? This student just raised $2.5 million to fix that.

Beavers are the unsung heroes of wildfire protection efforts.

Beavers are the unsung heroes of wildfire protection efforts.

From penguins to plastic forks, she’s tackling sustainability

From penguins to plastic forks, she’s tackling sustainability

Global resilience expert at Northeastern University says scientists, engineers, and city planners need to collaborate to prepare for the next Hurricane Dorian
Town employees of Emerald Isle work to clear the road after a tornado hit the beach town in North Carolina as Hurricane Dorian moved up the East coast on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019. AP Photo/Tom Copeland

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Global resilience expert at Northeastern University says scientists, engineers, and city planners need to collaborate to prepare for the next Hurricane Dorian

The Amazon rainforest has been burning for weeks. Here’s why that matters.
Neri dos Santos Silva watches an encroaching fire threat after digging trenches to keep the flames from spreading to the farm he works on, in the Nova Santa Helena municipality, in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil, on Friday, Aug. 23, 2019. Under increasing international pressure to contain fires sweeping parts of the Amazon, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro recently authorized use of the military to battle the massive blazes. AP Photo/Leo Correa

The Amazon rainforest has been burning for weeks. Here’s why that matters.

Nearly eight million tons of plastic are missing from our oceans. New research shines some light on what may be happening.

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Nearly eight million tons of plastic are missing from our oceans. New research shines some light on what may be happening.

Northeastern University professor Sanjeev Mukerjee is working to lower the cost of fuel cells to make gasoline-powered cars obsolete in the energy storage revolution

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Northeastern University professor Sanjeev Mukerjee is working to lower the cost of fuel cells to make gasoline-powered cars obsolete in the energy storage revolution

Northeastern University’s environmental sustainability efforts highlighted on Earth Day

Northeastern University’s environmental sustainability efforts highlighted on Earth Day

Saddam Hussein destroyed the biblical Eden. This cross-cultural partnership could restore it.

Saddam Hussein destroyed the biblical Eden. This cross-cultural partnership could restore it.

Researchers receive $13.2 million to continue study of health challenges facing women, children in Puerto Rico

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Researchers receive $13.2 million to continue study of health challenges facing women, children in Puerto Rico