Shipworms are a group of wood-boring and wood-feeding bivalves of extraordinary economic, ecological and historical importance. They...

Getting old is really just a mind game. The secret ingredients for longer lifespans actually seem to be stress, starvation, and other...

A hologram is an image that appears to be three dimensional and which can be seen with the naked eye. Unlike 3-D or virtual reality on a...

The physics department at Northeastern University is trying to get more out of materials. A physics professor Gregory Fiete says they are...

Opioid is a class of drug that includes the illegal drug heroin, synthetic opioids such as fentanyl, and pain relievers available legally...

An antibiotic is a type of substance active against bacteria and is the most important type of antibacterial agent for fighting bacterial...

Would you take medicines if you were told that it has been tested only on men and male animals and never on women? Rebecca Shansky, a...

Melodies have been soothing our mind and soul for a number of centuries. When we listen to music that we like, our brain releases a...

Nigeria is a country in West Africa. Nigeria is often referred to as the “Giant of Africa”, owing to its large population and economy....

Particle physics is a branch of physics that studies the elementary constituents of matter and radiation, and the interactions between...

A famous American TV series, How I Met Your Mother has a folk song, “Marshall versus Machine”, which is interesting because it is exactly...

Balance is the most neglected but the most important of all things in our lives. Standing, walking, holding something; everything...

Humans are affecting the environment in many ways for their own interests. Not only are we polluting the land, but we are not leaving the...

Hyperloop is a mode of transportation that can be described as an open source vacuum-train whose design was released by Tesla and SpaceX....

Our ecosystem is comprised of interdependent animals and plants which constitute a complex web of life. Unfortunately, the improper...

A growing number of detractors, including Elon Musk, who has warned about the power of artificial intelligence, worry that automation...

It is important that students face problems where they can use their knowledge. Northeastern University understands how crucial this is....

Rodents and other animals are often used in biomedical research as models for humans. Understanding how different sexes of mice react to...

Our world is full of networks. Our social networks are abstract, but others, such as the circuitry in our brains or the underground...

Screenwriting, also called scriptwriting, is the art and craft of writing scripts for mass media such as feature films, television...