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Northeastern researchers led by Dr. Jing-Ke Weng trace the evolutionary history of moonseed, capable of a chemical reaction previously thought to be impossible for plants. What they found could have implications for designing new drugs.

During the Dialogue of Civilizations in Budapest, Hungary, led by professor Gabor Lippner, students work on problems that look nothing like typical mathematical exercises.

Northeastern research from Assistant Professor Laurel Gabard-Durnam finds babies exposed to general anesthesia in very early infancy showed accelerated brain development.

A lot of personal care products are advertising themselves as phthalate-free. Associate Professor Leila Deravi explains what this means.

Students studied the unequal ways that climate change is effecting island nations like Bali, one of more than 17,000 islands in Indonesia’s archipelago.

Researchers at the Kostas Research Institute in Burlington developed sensors that will change color to indicate issues with a plant’s health.

The Bridge to Calculus Program has been a smashing success, and over the past few years it has expanded. It now offers courses in physics, biology, chemistry and more.

The College of Science hosted the third annual Entrepreneurship Workshop on July 25, 2025 at the Warren Conference in Ashland, MA. The workshop demonstrates growing recognition of the importance of entrepreneurial skills in scientific careers. Thirty-one science students participated in the comprehensive workshop specifically designed to prepare the next generation of researchers to translate their...

People are used to seeing recalls for foods like bologna or carrots. But the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently recalled more than 67,000 cases of Power Stick deodorant, citing “deviations from Current Good Manufacturing Practice” regulations. How did deodorants fall victim to recalls? It’s not clear exactly what happened, said Leila Deravi, an associate professor of chemistry and chemical...

Fleury Augustin Nsole Biteghe has identified a way to target two of the deadliest cancer types with chemotherapy drugs but without the harms associated with chemotherapy.

Connie Phong wants to know how an animal adapted to live in a highly specialized environment — just below the freezing point for seawater — responds to warming oceans.

In the days before a catastrophic flash flood swept through rural Texas over the July 4 weekend, the region was parched by drought. Even as search crews trudged through mud and debris in search of victims — at least 135 people lost their lives — some parts of the county remained super dry. The rapid swing between...