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Earth & Environment

Image of white blocks on a bright red background; blocks say February 29.

Astronomy

The Science behind Leap Year

February 28, 2020

A photo of Cheryl Knott and her family

Anthropology

Up Close, and Up High, with Orangutans

February 24, 2020

A portrait photo of Merav Opher, a Boston University College of Arts & Sciences associate professor of astronomy.

Space Sciences

Visualizing the Heliosphere, Our Solar System’s Protective Bubble

February 21, 2020

Nathan Phillips in his office February 4, a week into his hunger strike.

Scientist on Strike

Why BU Environmental Researcher Nathan Phillips Is on a Hunger Strike

February 5, 2020

Rows of green plants grow in sunlight

Greenhouse Gases

As Our Planet Gets Greener, Plants Are Slowing Global Warming

January 29, 2020

A firefighter watches wildfires burn a patch of forest in Australia.

Climate Change

How Global Warming Helped Ignite One of Australia’s Worst Fire Seasons

January 14, 2020

Ecological researcher Amanda Gallinat takes notes about tree fruit.

Ecology

Migrating Birds Prefer to Eat Local New England Cuisine

December 13, 2019

A picture of vegan chorizo tacos with question marks hanging above it

Food

Fake Meats Are Hot, but Are They Healthy?

October 21, 2019

Hive Master Allie Cole (CAS'21) (left) and Danielle Dietrich (CAS'21), treasurer of for the BU Beekeepers check on one of their hives

Student Clubs

All the Buzz: Why Students Swarm to BU Beekeeping

October 15, 2019

Double exposure portrait of Paige Brochu with the Providence, Rhode Island skyline in the background.

Earth & Environment

BU’s URBAN Enables PhD Students To Study People’s Health and the Earth’s

September 24, 2019

A large crowd of people hold signs and protest during the Youth Climate Strike on City Hall Plaza, Boston.

Climate Change

BU Students and Faculty Join Global Strike for Climate Action

September 20, 2019

climate change strike

Climate Change

Everything You Need to Know about Friday’s Youth Climate Strike

September 19, 2019

Annual Sustainability Festival on Marsh Plaza

Science & Technology

Annual Sustainability Festival Today on Marsh Plaza

September 19, 2019

An MBTA Green Line B Train stopped at the Boston University Central T stop on Commonwealth Ave.

Transportation

What Will It Take for BU Commuters to Switch from Cars to the MBTA?

August 28, 2019

Portrait of Anthony Janetos in his office at Boston University.

Tributes

BU Climate Change Expert Anthony Janetos, Who Spent His Career Researching the Fate of the Earth, Dead at 64

August 8, 2019

sperm and egg

BIRTH CONTROL

Why We Need a Contraception Revolution

August 1, 2019

satellite image of Boston, MA

Earth & Environment

Orbiting NASA Instrument to Examine Boston’s Carbon Emissions, Plant Life

May 6, 2019

A white harp seal pup in the arctic.

Climate Change

Feeling Stressed about the Environment? You’re Not Alone

April 22, 2019

Portrait of Jacob Jaskiel, kneeling, and Hayley Goss, standing, on a Boston Harbor beach with the Boston skyline in the background.

Marine Biology

Microplastic Pollution Found in Seagrasses

February 18, 2019

Planting of local vegetables; Landscape of Guilin; Li River.Yangshuo County; Guilin City; Province; China.

Climate Change

Humans Are Officially Greening the Earth. Is That a Good Thing?

February 11, 2019

Humans Are Officially Greening the Earth. Is That a Good Thing?