Three pumpkins, one carved with the face of a Jack-O-Lantern, in front of an orange background.

Halloween originated in Scotland – so how did it get so big?

Northeastern experts reveal how this seasonal celebration from ancient Britain became a $13 billion extravaganza in the United States.
A person standing at a cart at the end of a narrow aisle between rows of server racks filled with colored cables, lit by a bright blue-white glow.

US residents favor AI training for workers, Northeastern survey finds

A student in glasses and a hoodie holds up a phone to show a woman sitting next to him. They both are leaning in close across the table to see the screen.

Northeastern students shrink digital literacy gap for Oakland seniors

Rachel Oppong standing on a dark stage beside a light bulb, gazing upward, with a typewriter and a coiled orange extension cord among the props around her.

The student combining theater and psychology to support homeless youth

Most Read

Actress Sydney Sweeney poses in front of a red background.
1

How sports betting app Novig trolls us with its Sydney Sweeney ads

Woman in a blazer smiling and talking with a colleague in a yellow sweater, in an office setting.
2

Who hears you say “thank you”? It matters more than you might think

A laptop screen displays OpenAI's announcement of ChatGPT for Teens, softened by lens flare.
3

OpenAI introduces ChatGPT for Teens. What do teachers think?

A magnifying glass held over a dictionary entry for "AGI."
4

AI and digital culture make their way into Merriam-Webster

A crowd of diverse people standing on a train platform.
5

Researcher investigates how people get into the urban mix

The Latest

A brown bear standing in a rushing river, scanning the water for fish.

Fat Bear Week features rotund Alaskan ursinae for conservation

Fat Bear Week is an annual, eight-day sports bracket-like elimination contest where people vote for girthy bears at an Alaskan preserve
Motion capture of two people in white coats walking in front of the Bayeux Tapestry in the British Museum

The 70-meter Medieval tapestry that is captivating London

Nearly 1,000 years after it was stitched, the Bayeux Tapestry is drawing new audiences. Northeastern scholars explain why
Uber logo on the side of a car, photographed against a bright sky with the sun overhead.

Rideshare companies provide transportation, food, groceries…and sprawl

Researchers compared development in 167 U.S. communities between 2010 and 2015: before, during and after rideshares were introduced.
A finger hovering over a smartphone screen showing the YouTube Kids app icon alongside the Apple App Store and a gaming app.

Most social media child safety features fail, research finds

Researchers tested 86 social media safety features for minors that were promoted by Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube.
Scottish fans in kilts and blue face paint play bagpipes and celebrate among a crowd at a park in the United States.

Why ‘high-emotional’ videos of World Cup tourists are going viral

World Cup social media is abuzz with positivity as videos show newfound fellowships between international fans worth celebrating.
Illustration of three women's figures in a pink and teal graphic style, with a scale graphic suggesting a size or weight comparison between two figures on the right.

Fashion beauty standards have changed little in 25 years, study finds

Despite some progress on who is hitting the runway, the body standards in the fashion industry have stayed much the same.

NGN newsletters

Get Northeastern’s top stories in your inbox. Pick the ones that fit; unsubscribe any time.

Media

More Media
Sophie Shrand smiles with her hands on her hips on a video studio set staged as an office, with cameras, a teleprompter, a boom microphone and studio lights framing the shot in the foreground.

The NU grad solving the “Frizzle problem” for women teaching science

Students talk during an election tabling event.

All-analog Oakland student government race brings record voter turnout

The Meta logo on a computer screen.

What is Section 230? Northeastern expert explains how the law has shaped the web

Charlize Theron and Kareem Rahma are seen on the subway.

The art of the hot take: Unpacking the virality behind SubwayTakes

Families

More Families
Silhouettes of two children running across a grassy hilltop at sunset.

Fight, flight, focus: A pathway from exercise to cognition

A person looks at a large art piece on a wall.

Imagination of Boston’s youth on view through grad’s MFA exhibit

Illustrations of a girl with musical notes and paper and pencils and notebooks.

What regular music practice means for a developing brain

Ben Shelton celebrates a victory with his coach and father Bryan Shelton.

Shelton-Zverev final puts parental coaching dynamics in the spotlight

History

More History
Murray Forman stands among campus greenery, wearing a “BEYOND THE STREETS” sweatshirt and holding a book

Hip-hop historian explores aging within the genre in its sixth decade

Twin towers of the World Trade Center seen from a distance across the Manhattan skyline, with smoke drifting eastward from them against a clear sky.

Northeastern University’s new students don’t have 9/11 memories

Hundreds attend a Town of Tonawanda Planning Board meeting in Kenmore.

Every technological revolution has its Luddites. AI is no different

A woman with a tattoo on her forearm clips blue-and-white dyed fabric panels to an overhead rack in a glass-walled gallery space.

Northeastern Artists-in-Residence open new show at Gallery 360

Crime & justice

More Crime & justice
Feriani, in a brown plaid blazer and hoop earrings, sits on a metal mesh chair against a stucco wall with her chin tilted up toward the camera.

Northeastern law student Sophie Feriani is a rising singer-songwriter

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth gives a State of the Force address.

Can the Pentagon legally livestream the execution of Nidal Hasan?

Close-up of a police body-worn camera clipped to the chest of a dark uniform shirt.

AI turns bodycam footage into text. Can it keep the speakers straight?

An empty execution table covered in white padding and crossed with black restraint straps stands on a tiled floor next to a small step stool, while a man in a dark suit pulls back a beige curtain along one wall.

Can Tennessee try to execute Christa Pike after botched attempt?

Equity

More Equity
Hongli Zhu wearing a lab coat and black gloves connects wired battery cells at a workbench beside shelves of battery testing equipment lined with clips and cables.

Northeastern professor builds a better battery, wins acclaim.

A pipette tip releases a single droplet into a small sample tube, shot from above in pink and blue lab lighting.

PFAS may raise blood pressure during pregnancy. Who is at risk?

A view through the witness window into the execution chamber, showing a gurney with leather restraint straps and an adjacent room with folding chairs.

Death Penalty laws put the US in a small club of nations who execute

Martin Luther King Jr. raises his right hand while speaking from a podium crowded with microphones, addressing a dense crowd that stretches back toward the Washington Monument.

Northeastern professor weighs in on why marching still matters