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Northeastern researchers discover biomarkers to predict mental illness By Lily Weber, Biology and English, 2023 Photo: Shutterstock Imagine a world in which mental illness can be identified at an early age; where appropriate treatment can be initiated sooner, thus giving a better chance of recovery to those afflicted. This may one day become a reality, thanks […]

The Dark Layer of Tuckerman Ravine By Jason M. Denoncourt, Chemical Engineering, 2023 Photo: Shutterstock Every spring, thousands trek up the Tuckerman Ravine Trail on Mount Washington in New Hampshire. Trudging through mud with skis and boots precariously strapped to their packs, their destination is Tuckerman Ravine, a glacially carved bowl regarded for some as

Hox Genes: Architects of the Body By Yasmine Myftija, Biology, 2021 Photo: Shutterstock Have you ever wondered how the human body assembles itself from a simple ball of cells? Or why nearly everyone is born with a similar, universally accepted body structure? How the body knows where not to place an extra eye? Or what a

NU Sci Explains: The Structure of a Star By Katie McCreedy, Health Science, 2021 Photo: Shutterstock There’s something intangibly captivating about the vast darkness of the night sky — its stars twinkle and sparkle so distantly that they seem to exist in their own imaginary world. But, over many decades of research, astronomers have developed increasingly in-depth tests

The Ubiquity of Fibonacci By Sage Kumar, Biology, 2023 Photo: Shutterstock 1,1,2,3,5,8,13,21… It’s a list of numbers that most are likely well-acquainted with but haven’t seen since your first exposure to algebra: the Fibonacci sequence. This somewhat mystical pattern is more relevant to daily life than Algebra 1 had us believe. The reverberations of Leonardo

2D to 3D: How structures of in vitro models can change the drug discovery game By Urjita Tendolkar, Cell and Molecular Biology, 2021 Photo: Shutterstock Imagine trying out a new recipe for cake. You follow all the instructions and end up with an incredible looking cake. But when you take a bite of it, you

The Slip-and-Slide that Keeps You Standing By Cristian Piraneque, Bioengineering, 2022 Photo: Shutterstock Spider-Man’s got nothing on us. If we appreciated our own sense of balance, everyone would be a superhero. It is difficult to fathom the complexity and instantaneous communication that supports balance: visual inputs, sensorimotor (or proprioceptive) receptors laced throughout the body and joints,

Acid Ocean: How Carbon is Destroying the Shells of Marine Animals By Kelli Valentini, Bioengineering, 2024 Photo: Shutterstock The effects of carbon pollution from the burning of fossil fuels have long been studied and debated by scientists around the world. Its atmospheric influence is usually the focal point of discussion as greenhouse gases contribute heavily to