Oxygen Produced in the Deep Sea Raises Questions about Extraterrestrial Life
BU researchers helped make startling discovery: rocks are generating “dark oxygen” in an area being explored for deep-sea mining
A Quest for Extreme Life—What Microbes Can Tell Us about Life on Earth and in Space
Boston University biologist Jeffrey Marlow visits the planet’s most hostile habitats to learn about how microbial communities form
Are We Really in a Sixth Mass Extinction?
Why Were the Two Earthquakes That Struck Turkey and Syria So Catastrophic—and Could They Have Been Predicted?
Best of The Brink 2022: BU’s Most-Read Science and Research Stories
COVID-19 headlines dominate (again), but articles on AI dementia diagnoses, city trees, student mental health, and an action movie star’s brain disorder also prove big hits
Best of The Brink 2022: 10 Amazing Discoveries and Mind-Blowing Facts
Building a Diverse, Strong Climate Workforce
Climate leaders from Boston University and around the country briefed Congressional staff on how they are working to train the next generation for careers solving the climate crisis
Empowering Citizen Scientists to Study and Protect Coastal Wetlands
BU scientists develop portable sensors to measure carbon levels in coastal environments that are critical to fighting climate change
As Temperatures Set Records, Heat Exposure Hits Some Neighborhoods Harder than Others
BU researcher says vulnerable communities experience the most dangerous effects of heat stress and heat-related illness