Skip to content
Why is Netflix’s ‘Stranger Things’ so popular? It starts with Sigmund Freud.
person with short brown hair wearing a white vest

Arts & EntertainmentArticle

Why is Netflix’s ‘Stranger Things’ so popular? It starts with Sigmund Freud.

by
The science of nostalgia: Why audiences can’t get enough of Star Wars, Top Gun and Stranger Things

Society & CultureArticle

The science of nostalgia: Why audiences can’t get enough of Star Wars, Top Gun and Stranger Things

by
These identical twins launched research careers – as freshmen
Northeastern biology major Dillon Nishigaya, conducts cancer research in a Mugar lab. Nishigaya was inspired to student science after overcoming scoliosis.

Science & TechnologyArticle

These identical twins launched research careers – as freshmen

by
Researchers discover new ‘unexpected’ phenomenon in quantum physics of materials
yellow and brown atom on a black background

Science & TechnologyArticle

Researchers discover new ‘unexpected’ phenomenon in quantum physics of materials

by
Inspired by her mother, Adwoa Sefah approaches her Commencement speech with empathy
Adwoa Sefah, class of 2022 undergraduate commencement speaker, poses for a portrait.

Inspired by her mother, Adwoa Sefah approaches her Commencement speech with empathy

by
His out-of-this-world discovery: Signals from billions of light years away
Dacheng Lin, research associate professor of physics.

Science & TechnologyArticle

His out-of-this-world discovery: Signals from billions of light years away

by
The legacy of H. William Detrich is rising with the Antarctic tide
H William Detrich Professor of Marine and Environmental Sciences poses for a portrait at the Marine Science Center in Nahant, MA.

Science & TechnologyArticle

The legacy of H. William Detrich is rising with the Antarctic tide

by
What happens to decades of deep-sea specimens when a scientist retires? They might not end up in the trash–anymore.

Science & TechnologyArticle

What happens to decades of deep-sea specimens when a scientist retires? They might not end up in the trash–anymore.

by
How squid camouflage could help prevent skin cancer in humans
Dan Wilson, a research scientist at Northeastern’s Kostas Research Institute, constructs a wearable UV light sensitive detector.

Science & TechnologyArticle

How squid camouflage could help prevent skin cancer in humans

by
For Max Bi, physics + biology = a Sloan Research Fellowship
Northeastern assistant physics professor Max Bi poses for a portrait in his office on Huntington Ave. Bi recently earned the Sloan research fellowship.

For Max Bi, physics + biology = a Sloan Research Fellowship

by
For COVID-19, ‘endemic’ does not mean ‘the end’

HealthArticle

For COVID-19, ‘endemic’ does not mean ‘the end’

by
Pooled testing can make COVID-19 surveillance more efficient. But is it accurate?
lab technician holding a pool of covid tests

HealthArticle

Pooled testing can make COVID-19 surveillance more efficient. But is it accurate?

by