What Hidden Mysteries Lie Within the 15th-century Dragon Prayer Book?

Yizhi You, an assistant physics professor, was named a Cottrell Scholar, which is bestowed on promising early-career academics studying chemistry, physics or astronomy.

Emiko Tonachel, a biology major with philosophy minor, placed second in the 2026 COS Pitch Competition for Mucoadhesive hydrogel system for localized drug delivery in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients. Learn more about the inspiration behind the research.

Soumya Raguraman, a behavioral neuroscience major with minors in business administration and public health, placed third in the 2026 COS Pitch Competition for LabMatch: The Undergraduate Research Matching Platform. Learn more about how this idea came about.

Andre Bancu won first place in the 2026 COS Pitch Competition for The Role of Transient Bioelectric Disruption in Heritable Chromatin State Changes in Dugesia japonica. Learn more about his research idea and the impact he hopes to make.

Northeastern astrophysicist Jonathan Blazek notes that Artemis II “is still essentially an experimental vehicle.”

Despite constituting half the population, female subjects are still underrepresented in medical trials. At Northeastern University, a cohort of researchers including Professor Rebecca Shansky is trying to close that gender gap.

Northeastern University students traveled to Washington, D.C. to attend the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology’s (ASBMB) annual meeting.

Professor Brian Helmuth and Professor John Coley lead research chapter on the human connection to nature and its importance for the future of the planet.

The Ryan Gosling-led science fiction movie puts science at the center of the frame. Assistant Professor Jacqueline McCleary breaks down whether this space-faring adventure holds up under the microscope.