A garden in the dark
As the possibility of deep space missions to Mars looms closer, scientists are actively addressing one of the biggest concerns: food. For previous space missions, scientists prioritized providing...
View ArticleAn ecosystem of one’s own: The application of ecological theory towards genomics
The ability to use language to establish relationships and dynamics within an ecosystem sustains the study of ecology. Charles Darwin’s “survival of the fittest” narrative describes the tendencies of...
View ArticleLife without the ice cap
Yolanda Quispe, a park ranger at the Quelccaya glacier in Peru, is greatly saddened at the dismal state of what was once the world’s largest tropical ice cap, she told The Guardian journalists who...
View ArticleThe truth behind the end of a solar panel’s life
When picturing the future of sustainability, renewable energy often comes to mind. However, solar panels may not be all that sustainable — especially when they eventually die. Solar panels are the...
View ArticleChatbots: Who are you really talking to?
It is likely that, at some point, you have opened a website and saw a chat box pop up at the side of the page with a message from someone asking how they could assist you. Have you ever wondered who...
View ArticleConnecting the dots: A look into applications of graph theory
At first glance, graphs are collections of nodes, or vertices, connected by lines, or edges. Although visually simplistic, they are surprisingly useful as tools, especially in machine learning. As...
View ArticleMirror of the sun: The Hawaiian silversword
Stars flicker faintly as the dark horizon reddens. Howling, freezing winds and desolate craters starkly contrast the lush tropical rainforests and coral gardens 10,000 feet below. As the blinding...
View ArticleResearchers and journalists debate over pseudoscience allegations in...
124 scientists signed a letter criticizing the media’s coverage of a consciousness theory. A Northeastern professor who signed the letter and the journalist who wrote The New York Times‘s coverage...
View ArticleStudents bridge the gap between healthcare providers and autistic individuals...
Roughly 3 in 4 autistic adults report having difficulty when visiting a healthcare provider. One Northeastern club is looking to change that. At this year’s Husky Health Innovation Challenge, or...
View ArticleThe Big Bang: An overview of the minds behind the theory
There are few things as mysterious as the creation of the universe. Before humans knew just how big the universe was, they still wondered why and how they existed and what was beyond the expansive...
View ArticleBreaking down the science: GDF15 protein’s impact on severe morning sickness
As you may have heard from loved ones who have experienced it, morning sickness is common for many women during the early stages of pregnancy, affecting approximately 70% of the pregnant population....
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Fractals in biology and fundamental recursive design
Fractals are found everywhere in nature. Benoit Mandelbrot, who formalized the math behind fractals and coined the term in 1975, talks at length about this in his book, The Fractal Geometry of Nature,...
View ArticleUnder the skin: The importance of pain and itch
A mosquito bites you — it’s annoying, but your skin doesn’t itch for long. You break your arm, but, in a few months, you’re fully recovered. These situations aren’t pleasant, but at least they are...
View ArticleExperimental evolution: Can scientists evolve bacteria to manage hazardous...
The industrial synthesis of many widely used chemicals ranging from fertilizers to pharmaceuticals is known to produce toxic byproducts. Some of these products, dubbed “forever chemicals,” are...
View ArticleCrawling cures: The potential value of insects in medicine
For thousands of years, humans have looked to nature for ways to cure disease. Ancient civilizations around the world relied on plants, animals, and fungi to treat every malady from headaches to heart...
View ArticleMolecular weightlifting: RNA-based therapeutics in treating cancer
Over 2 million new cancer cases are projected to be identified in the United States during 2024. That means over 2 million families are forced to rethink the upcoming years of their lives. Cancer has...
View ArticleOpinion: The future of healthcare is a game
A daily walk could be made less tedious if with each step, a user was generating energy to unlock new planets and worlds. Imagine powering a spaceship that could travel light-years with a new mission...
View ArticleThe eclipse effect: How do animals react to strange celestial phenomena?
The event of a solar eclipse transcends the astronomical meaning, occurring when the Moon completely blocks the Sun from Earth’s view and darkens skies across a region. Solar eclipses have been...
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