Three sperm whales swimming together underwater

How to speak whale

Can AI decode sperm whale language? A Northeastern physicist explains how Project CETI pairs whale clicks with dive data.
Quentin Coppola's h ands holding a tablet, using the stylus in one to draw lines between numbered circles on the screen.

Northeastern researchers develop cognitive testing app for at home use

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

An image scan of neural brain connections, with colorful webs criss crossing the brain.

What does a healthy brain look like? Turns out it’s all relative.

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Three rats rummaging around black garbage bags full of trash on a street in daylight.

Boston’s rats are talking. Scientists are listening with AI

A new project explores the hidden social lives of Boston’s rats — and gives the city fresh intel on unwelcome neighbors.
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.
Wang looks into a microscope eyepiece and adjusts a sample with a gloved hand as a nearby monitor displays rings of cells glowing green against a dark background.

Who knew? Cells have memory, professor describes in paper

Northeastern University professor’s research on mechanical memory of cells has promise for everything from skin wrinkles to cancer.
Collage of birds found on Northeastern's Oakland campus

The sights and sounds of Northeastern Oakland’s resident bird species

Learn about 10 of the most unique bird species on Northeastern’s Oakland campus and listen to the songs that make up its natural soundtrack.
Close-up of a microchip on a circuit board lit in blue and red.

This AI-powered chip can offer a deeper look at faulty brain activity

A Northeastern professor is developing a low-power implant that uses machine learning to analyze brain signals in real time.
Two giant pandas sit upright in tall grass surrounded by trees and leafy plants, the one on the right eating from its paws.

Coming to America – pandas and international politics at a zoo

The Chinese government wants to see friendly headlines about pandas and not human rights abuses, Northeastern experts say.

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