A plan to reopen a reactor at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant could rejuvenate the nuclear energy sector in the United States.

We are delighted to welcome new faculty members with primary appointments in the College of Science whose teaching and research builds the Good Power of Science, trains the next generation of science professionals, and solves crucial research challenges.

Experts said the astronauts’ physical and mental health may be impacted by their time in space.

“American Sports Story” explores Hernandez’s traumatic family life and football career, both of which may have contributed to his violent behavior.

Northeastern’s Art Kramer assesses the issues facing the star NFL quarterback, who on Thursday suffered his third concussion since 2022.

Northeastern University researchers are developing epidemic models that incorporate collective behavioral patterns, which will help policymakers make better decisions in both future pandemics and other public crises.

A Northeastern astrophysicist says the image will provide new insights into the universe’s adolescence and possibly the answer to an age-old question that remains a mystery: How do galaxies get created?

Barrett, a Northeastern University distinguished professor of psychology, has received the Association for Psychological Science William James Fellow Award.

Children break bones all the time — it is estimated that half will have at least one fracture by the time they turn 18 — but some injuries are easier to treat than others.

Congratulations to John Coley (PI), Brian Helmuth (Co-PI), and Catie Nielson (Co-PI) on by the National Science Foundation, STEM Education Directorate (EDU), Education Core Research Program on their project: “Cognitive Foundations of Environmental Science Education: Exploring Impacts of Human Exceptionalism on Marine Social-Ecological Systems Thinking”.

“This is one bump in the road on mankind’s inevitable path to the stars,” said Northeastern cosmology expert Jacqueline McCleary.

Loretta Fernandez and her colleagues have been working on creating passive samplers that would allow them to locate old munitions by detecting degraded compounds in the water.

Constantin Takacs of Northeastern loves to study black-legged deer ticks and Borrelia burgdorferi, which is good news for everybody else

After graduating in 2014, the Northeastern grad pursued a Ph.D. studying lung cancer. ‘Facts Machine,’ combining trivia with a live show, inspired a new focus — making science accessible to broad audiences.