The Goosebumps Controllers
There’s no one in this world that has the ability to control their goosebumps – until now. James Heathers is a postdoctoral researcher at...
Are expressions westernised?
It is a known fact that there are six primary emotions everybody is capable of feeling. Those are happiness, fear, sadness, anger,...
Scientists: Writers of the language of science
Every writer has a different style of writing. The content which a person creates, describes and elaborates snippets of his or her...
Did you know that you lip-read all the time?
In a world of science and research today, surprising and obscure facts pop up daily on our notifications. One such amazing fact you were...
E-cigarettes – A boon, or a curse?
E-cigarettes is mankind’s safer options to the addiction of cigarettes. Marketed as the new and easier way to smoke, it still doesn’t...
Do sound waves bring smarter medical implants?
Tommaso Melodia, a Northeastern Engineering professor is trying to develop miniature implantable devices that can sense and communicate...
Why facial expressions are bad judges of faces
We judge people’s facial expressions in social interactions, but we also do it as jurors in the courtroom when deciding whether a...
A New Species of Shipworms That Feed on Rocks
Shipworms are a group of wood-boring and wood-feeding bivalves of extraordinary economic, ecological and historical importance. They...
Getting Old Is Just A Mind Game
Getting old is really just a mind game. The secret ingredients for longer lifespans actually seem to be stress, starvation, and other...
Medicines? Apparently, none for women!
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...
Using Particle Physics to Answer Life’s Mysteries
Particle physics is a branch of physics that studies the elementary constituents of matter and radiation, and the interactions between...
Animal Gender Inclusive Biomedical Research
Rodents and other animals are often used in biomedical research as models for humans. Understanding how different sexes of mice react to...
Building the Human Brain Network
Our world is full of networks. Our social networks are abstract, but others, such as the circuitry in our brains or the underground...
Northeastern University’s Very Own Arboretum
An arboretum is a botanical collection composed exclusively of trees. More commonly, a modern arboretum is a botanical garden containing...
The Shipworms’ Whisperer
Shipworms are a type of wood-boring clam that look more like a worm wearing two shells as a hat than any typical bivalve. Currently,...
Can machines recognise images better than humans?
Earlier magnetic resonance machines were narrow and sounded huge. They were considered the most important machine, yet those scans took a...
The topology behind the destructive power of wind
John Hancock, the tallest skyscraper that faced problems in early 1970’s is the reason behind the researchers and students to start a...
80th Birthday Gift
In an effort to capture and celebrate the essence of their colleague Pran Nath on his 80th birthday, physics professors at Northeastern...
The beauty of floating ice crystals
Snowflakes are beautiful to look at. They float down from above in unique shapes, as if they are stars, made of ice. They are weightless;...



















