Two sloths in a leafy tree canopy, one curled on top of a branch and the other hanging below it by its claws, looking toward the camera.

Love sloths? A little space can make a big difference

On International Sloth Day, a Northeastern expert explains how to help these famously chill animals hang in there.
A close up of soft shell clams.

Helping to restore an icon to New England marshes and dinner plates

A person on the deck of a large ship lowers a robotic device over the side by a cable, beside an orange life ring on the railing.

How do you clean a giant ship? This student builds robots for the job

A student in a black hoodie studies a row of framed works on a gallery wall, seen past blurred objects in the foreground, with a tall multicolored hanging piece and small sculptures on a pedestal behind him.

For most, El Niño’s wrath conjures fear. For some, it inspires art

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A participant gestures toward an easel pad covered in sticky notes while talking with someone across the table.

Oakland students think up tech solutions to combat illegal dumping

A group of Oakland computer science students combined forces to tackle the problem with artificial intelligence and computer vision.
A spider with a yellow, black and white striped abdomen at the center of its web, a silk-wrapped grasshopper just below it and blurred purple lavender in the background.

A spider in disguise puts wildlife travel habits in the spotlight

Wendy the wasp spider has turned up in a new neighborhood in northern England. Climate change may be part of the reason.
Small gray wild cat with dark spots and a thick ringed tail, crouched on a metal beam against a wooden wall with the tip of its tongue showing.

This cat is new to science. What does it take to identify a species?

A miniature leopard look-alike with no interest in domestic life helped put a new wild cat species on the scientific map.
A monarch butterfly with wings fully spread rests among glossy green magnolia leaves, its orange and black pattern in sharp focus against the foliage.

The monarch butterfly’s ‘great procession’ is happening overhead

Scientists say the monarch butterfly needs federal protections to survive as its numbers have fallen for the beloved bug
Raindrops falling into a puddle on the ground.

“Super” El Niño is expected to be the strongest on record

A weather phenomenon called “Super” El Niño is expected to wallop the globe with weather extremes, from a mild winter to droughts and floods
Gloved hands stretching a translucent strip of hydrogel until it thins into a delicate strand.

Scientists create a recyclable hydrogel that heals itself

A self-healing, fully recyclable hydrogel developed by Northeastern researchers repairs itself in minutes. It can help reduce waste.

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