The extent to which an intertidal organism can withstand increased temperature over time is the subject of a recent publication by Professor Brian Helmuth and colleagues

The MSC's Outreach Program recently co-sponsored an incredible event that brought together marine science professionals and teens from around the region

When she was in middle school, Rachael Tompa turned down her first opportunity to visit the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fl.

Physics and mechanical engineering major Rachael Tompa wants to be an astronaut. She chose Northeastern because of its co-op program which led to her experiential learning opportunity at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California. Her next stop? Probably the International Space Station.

This year's 17th annual Lawrence Awards were held on April 14 at the Raytheon Amphitheater.

Northeastern researchers will investigate the effects of global change on reef ecology as part of Mission 31, documentary filmmaker Fabien Cousteau's 31-day underwater expedition off the coast of Florida.

Northeastern professor Barry Karger, whose contributions to analytical chemistry helped enable the sequencing of the human genome, received the Arnold O. Beckman Medal and Award for Outstanding Scientific Achievements in the field of electrodriven separation techniques.

Just as humans need certain nutrients to be able to absorb other nutrients, the same appears to be true for a common local seaweed

As a teenager, Jen­nifer Elliott read about a con­ser­va­tion project to save the rare endemic birds of her home­land of Mau­ri­tius, a small island located in the Indian Ocean. “I was imme­di­ately intrigued by this project and wanted to meet the sci­en­tists in charge to learn more,” Elliott said. “I wanted to help.”

The 2014 "Huntington 100" honorees have been announced.

The 2014 "Huntington 100" honorees have been announced.

The department warmly congratulates our Research Instructors Ryan Kinser and Leonid Petrov, who will be taking up tenure-track positions in the Fall after spending three years in the Department of Mathematics.

A groundbreaking study published in PLOS ONE by Prof. Iris Berent of Northeastern University and researchers at Harvard Medical School shows the brains of individual speakers are sensitive to language universals.

Climate models can help to predict biological responses to climate change, even when species are accustomed to fluctuating conditions