There are many unrecognized trade-offs to home ownership that can make renting a better economic choice.

Concerns about AI safety are growing. Two researchers explain what “alignment” means, and what questions remain.

Federal officials are rolling out a major new research effort to "transform" autism diagnosis and care.

Boston University has added an AI-free writing requirement for English majors, with newly approved learning outcomes calling on students to demonstrate that they can produce sustained, original writing without artificial intelligence.Associate Professor...

Miller spent two years at a rural high school in the northeast studying bullying up close.

Can business school be the place where you turn an idea into something real? In this episode of Questrom Real Talk, Questrom student Khush Shah (Questrom'28, CAS'28) shares what it’s like balancing college life with entrepreneurship while building NOM,...

The executive order comes two years after Healey said she plans to make Massachusetts into a hub for development of AI technology, but one expert says it's too early to say whether the two efforts will conflict with each other.

Researchers at Boston University have created a video game that helps them measure how people with autism process information.

Members of this year's inaugural cohort reflect on what they gained from the program

2026’s BU City Hall Summer Scholars reflect on a summer of service, learning, and community

Abstract. This chapter examines the institution of civic theōria and the treatment of foreigners, immigrants, and slaves in Plato’s Laws. While the Athenia

"Philosophical work would be better with adversaries collaborating to keep each other honest." Why is that? What would it look like? In the following guest post, members of the Mind and Morality Lab a...

April 2025: Liberation Day. President Trump announces sweeping new tariffs. And then, the dollar did something a safe haven currency is not supposed to do: it fell. Tarek Hassan (Boston University, CE...

Boston University researchers have digitally preserved more than 52,000 pages of Arabic and Ajami West African literature

In two recent NASA-funded studies, scientists uncover how ancient events in the Sun’s history may have helped create Earth’s unique climate and may have driven previously unexplained climactic shifts.

Researchers found that plant species can help predict methane emissions from tidal marshes, improving estimates of their overall climate benefits.

Non-family members can step into helping roles when older adults need assistance.

A groundbreaking study hints at a hazy boundary between “life” and “non-life,” as well as two distinct origins of biology on Earth

As smoke from Canadian wildfires filled the skies of Newton, some residents considered a frightening possibility: What if a wildfire broke out in Newton? With 2026 being Middlesex County’s ninth dries...

AI agents are not yet creative enough to carry out genuinely innovative open-ended AI research, it seems.

The executive order isn’t expected to drastically change vaccine policy. But experts say the president might be placating a coalition of mothers who helped him get back into office.

Time is a concept that varies across cultures and history. While we often think of it as universal, timekeeping has been shaped by politics, religion, and economics.

New funding opportunities and a cluster hiring push are the first projects to emerge from Task Force on Convergent Research and Education’s recommendations

The internet doesn't want to believe Lindsay Clancy is a killer.

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Boston University research scientist Nan Liu studies presolar grains that predate our world

Not much. The major contributors to your power bill include the AC and heating.

The executive order would call for states to reconsider guidance for vaccine requirements for school

A Connecticut Bigfoot sighting in July is one of 126 “verified” sightings in New England going back to 1994.

The Sun continuously sends a fast stream of charged particles through space, a phenomenon known as the solar wind. Earth is largely protected from this flow

Why are so few young people finding love?

More than 100 times more people have autism today than 50 years ago. Is autism actually becoming more common?

Spotify is a digital music service that gives you access to millions of songs.

The real ‘secret’ of their success lies in a complex network of social mobility and connection with local communities.

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani cites Boston Mayor Michelle Wu as an inspiration.

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"I worry about people's ability . . . to tell a rich and nuanced story about the American past," said Joseph Adelman, professor of history at Framingham State University.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is now ubiquitous, from virtual assistants to algorithms driving autonomous vehicles to content creation and personalized

Harry is clearly repairing his relationship with King Charles III, but the rift with his brother remains unresolved.

In the last six years, honey bees have become an unlikely source of debate in Newton. During the COVID-19 lockdown, many residents took up backyard beekeeping to entertain themselves, and found the ho...

Would you choose to shelter inside another living creature?

Last year, a total of 2.1 million Americans ages 65 and up relocated; of those 1 in 5 crossed state lines, according to a report by HireAHelper, an online platform for moving services. The report, “Th...

Only 35% of U.S. adults define the American Dream as being part of a community. But one cannot thrive without the people around them, say experts.

The bush has been growing here since the observatory’s founding in 1885, if not longer. For 141 years, without missing a season, observers at Blue Hill have recorded the date when the first berry ripe...

The president placed his image and initiatives front and center, blurring the line, critics said, between loyalty to nation and loyalty to him.

When pastry and coffee are good and conjoin their aromas, that makes for a peak experience. But humor was another sense tapped this week.