1+ hour, 59+ min ago  (690+ words) “I’m really, really humbled by plants all the time,” said Northeastern’s Jing-Ke Weng, the director of the Institute for Plant-Human Interface. Jing-Ke Weng thinks plants can save us. The director of Northeastern University’s Institute for Plant-Human Interface has dedicated his…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (639+ words) Northeastern researchers use cornstarch to outline five behaviors of particle-containing droplets. The findings have implications for 3D printing and the environment. Cornstarch can thicken your egg drop soup or serve as a base for a DIY shampoo, but there’s more to…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago  (814+ words) A two-week wildfire ecology program on Northeastern’s Oakland campus took lessons from the deadly blaze along the Colorado-Utah border. OAKLAND – A group of 11 high school students on Northeastern University’s Oakland campus raced to rip open reflective, fire-resistant bags from their…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago  (588+ words) The Legacy Survey of Space and Time just kicked off one of the largest and most detailed observations of the sky, with the help of the largest digital camera on Earth. The cosmos is about to get a close-up of…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago  (509+ words) Professor Arun Bansil said the “absolute key” to bending is the Magnus force or effect. This post is part of NGN Offside, a blog about the 2026 FIFA World Cup, powered by data science. It contributed to soccer legend David Beckham’s…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago  (96+ words) Northeastern Global News Researchers say Anthropic’s Claude Science will boost drug discovery After a decade of death, why are sea stars having a baby boom? A former NFL star lost his speech to ALS. Here’s how he still talks This…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago  (97+ words) Northeastern Global News Researchers say Anthropic’s Claude Science will boost drug discovery After a decade of death, why are sea stars having a baby boom? A former NFL star lost his speech to ALS. Here’s how he still talks This…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (96+ words) Northeastern Global News Researchers say Anthropic’s Claude Science will boost drug discovery After a decade of death, why are sea stars having a baby boom? A former NFL star lost his speech to ALS. Here’s how he still talks This…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (701+ words) An astrophysicist breaks down how recently released details point to the comet’s ancient origins and distant, alien chemical composition. Last year, an interstellar traveler entered our Solar System. Some speculated that it was an alien spacecraft, but it turned out…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (435+ words) Northeastern PhD student designs new VR game that tracks player emotions in hopes of fostering empathy for marginalized communities. You’re in a dance club bathed in a neon purple glow, surrounded by ghostly silhouettes that sway to the music. A…...