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Snow cannons shoot snow up a steep incline in a mountainous area of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics. Scaffolding with the Olympic rings stands nearby.
Science & Technology

Will the Winter Olympics run out of snow?

A white Vermont road sign with a green border reads "North 14." It sticks out of a flooded street with buildings and a tractor in the background and an overcast sky.
Science & Technology

Breakthrough research uses machine learning to better predict New England floods

A river rushes by a damaged road with cones on it in Asheville after Hurricane Helene.
Science & Technology

You’ve heard of climate change. What is the climate debt doom loop?

A shadow of an astronaut on the surface of the moon, with indents seen in the surface as well.
Society & Culture

Was there an Epstein client list? Why people love conspiracy theories, a Northeastern psychologist explains

A shot of wind turbines in an offshore wind farm.
Science & Technology

EPA endangerment finding: Why one rule shapes US climate policy

Aerial view of a mud-filled river valley with partially collapsed buildings along the banks and a helicopter hovering over the debris field, mountains shrouded in fog in the background.
World & National News

Many causes for floods, many causes for their devastation

University News

From co-op to CEO, this grad student aims to speed up climate change solutions

Students unload furniture and boxes from a moving truck onto a residential street, one person handing items down to others below.
University News

Off-campus move-in: What to know, what to expect and what to do

A top-down view of urban green space with many trees and buildings rising up around them.
Science & Technology

How considering green spaces at multiple scales improves city planning

Andrew Gonzales stands in a forest with the sun shining brightly behind him.
University News

This project aims to rescue Oakland’s namesake tree species

A worker in an orange safety vest examines heat-damaged tram tracks in Leipzig, where melted bitumen buckled under extreme temperatures as trams pass in the background.
World & National News

Europe’s heat wave caused roads to buckle. What’s in store for the US?

The Boston Campus covered in snow.
Science & Technology

What is La Niña? A Northeastern expert explains how the weather pattern may impact your winter plans