- Pro-Palestinian posts significantly outnumbered pro-Israeli posts on TikTok, new research shows https://news.northeastern.edu/2024/05/10/israel-hamas-tiktok-research/ 0 comments worldnews
- You’ve heard of a leap year, but what about a leap second? A physicist explains what is messing with the Earth’s rotation https://news.northeastern.edu/2024/04/02/climate-change-earth-rotation-day-length/ 26 comments space
- Parrots love playing iPad games. To enhance the birds’ gaming experience, researchers are improving tablet ergonomics for parrots. https://news.northeastern.edu/2024/03/20/parrots-playing-tablet-games/ 7 comments upliftingnews
- An experimental antibiotic treatment for Lyme disease heads for human safety trials this spring in Australia https://news.northeastern.edu/2024/02/28/lyme-antibiotic-treatment-human-trials/ 17 comments worldnews
- New strategies to reduce the risks of mRNA drug and vaccine toxicity evaluate the therapeutics at the preclinical level, bypassing the need for animal testing. https://news.northeastern.edu/2024/02/27/mrna-therapeutics-safety/ 4 comments science
- Electrochemistry discovery could help advance early cancer detection and the production of sustainable chemicals, researcher finds https://news.northeastern.edu/2023/10/13/electrochemistry-research-cancer-discovery/ 4 comments science
- Monarchs warrant an “endangered species” listing, yet these butterflies are often left out of state wildlife action plans, research finds https://news.northeastern.edu/2023/08/25/monarch-butterfly-endangered-conservation/ 6 comments science
- While scientists have long believed that humans’ connective tissues form by cells coming together, our tissues are more likely formed by cells pulling apart, new research shows. https://news.northeastern.edu/2024/02/16/muscle-ligament-bone-growth-research/ 7 comments science
- Hackers can tap into security and cellphone cameras to view real-time video footage from up to 16 feet away using an antenna, new research finds. https://news.northeastern.edu/2024/02/08/security-camera-privacy-hacking/ 160 comments science
- TikTok is helping teens self-diagnose themselves as autistic, raising bioethical questions over AI and TikTok’s algorithmic recommendations, researchers say https://news.northeastern.edu/2023/09/01/self-diagnosing-autism-tiktok/ 1073 comments science
- Fake plants could be the next source of clean energy, researchers say https://news.northeastern.edu/2024/01/24/clean-energy-sources-fake-plants/ 3 comments science
- Aggression in children with profound autism can be predicted three minutes in advance using machine learning and biosensor data, Northeastern researcher says https://news.northeastern.edu/2024/01/18/autism-aggression-prediction-biosensors/ 127 comments science
- A Northeastern study compares the abilities of Democrats and Republicans in news discernment and whether they can identify fake news https://news.northeastern.edu/2024/01/12/identify-fake-news/ 92 comments science
- Researchers associate taking higher amounts of Tylenol while pregnant with language delays in early childhood https://news.northeastern.edu/2023/12/21/taking-tylenol-while-pregnant-research/ 166 comments science
- Inflation, recession, soft landing? Economist has not been 'this optimistic about the economy in a long time' https://news.northeastern.edu/2024/01/02/economy-2024-inflation-recession-soft-landing/ 7 comments economics
- Exercise improves kids’ math skills, but it won’t help with reading or spelling, new research finds https://news.northeastern.edu/2023/12/18/math-physical-fitness-mathletes-study/ 26 comments science
- A new AI model can predict human lifespan, researchers say. They want to make sure it’s used for good | Researchers hope the model, built on a massive Danish data set and the technology that powers models like ChatGPT, can kickstart a public conversation about the power of these tools https://news.northeastern.edu/2023/12/19/predictive-ai-human-lifespan-model/ 49 comments technology
- Researchers have created an AI tool, trained on a data set pulled from the entire population of Denmark, that uses sequences of life events — such as health history, education, job and income — to predict everything from a person’s personality to their mortality https://news.northeastern.edu/2023/12/19/predictive-ai-human-lifespan-model/ 105 comments science
- COVID pandemic led to positive changes in dating culture in young adults, researcher finds https://news.northeastern.edu/2023/09/08/dating-during-covid-positive-effects/ 24 comments science
- Mindfulness meditation could help fight the teen mental health crisis https://news.northeastern.edu/2023/11/13/mindfulness-meditation-teen-mental-health/ 6 comments science
- The smart home tech inside your home is less secure than you think, new Northeastern research finds. https://news.northeastern.edu/2023/10/25/smart-home-device-security/ 214 comments technology
- A new model weighs protecting public health and the economy to determine what should stay open during the next pandemic https://news.northeastern.edu/2023/11/16/next-pandemic-economic-model/ 129 comments science
- The smart home tech inside your home is less secure than you think, new Northeastern research finds https://news.northeastern.edu/2023/10/25/smart-home-device-security/ 334 comments science
- Israel-Hamas war: Is the two-state solution dead? https://news.northeastern.edu/2023/10/17/magazine/two-state-solution-israel-palestine/ 197 comments geopolitics
- A new study focuses on the crucial question of why people are more vulnerable to catching colds during the months of winter. The answer hinges on an evolved defense system, innate to the human nose, that is numbed by frigid temperatures. https://news.northeastern.edu/2022/12/06/why-are-colds-more-common-in-winter/ 56 comments science
- Researchers May Have Just Solved the Rare Earths Crisis https://news.northeastern.edu/2022/10/17/rare-earths-crisis/ 3 comments science
- E-Cars and Batteries and a lucrative future (I am a scientist) https://news.northeastern.edu/2022/10/17/rare-earths-crisis/ 6 comments wallstreetbets
- Liquid crystal collagen could speed up recovery on your rotator cuff and ligament injuries. https://news.northeastern.edu/2022/07/15/soft-tissue-repair-rehabilitative-medicine/ 5 comments science
- Scientists have found womens risk of dying by suicide was more than 40% higher after another adult in her household became a handgun owner, according to a retrospective cohort study of 9.5 million women. https://news.northeastern.edu/2022/04/27/women-living-with-guns/ 189 comments science
- This robot could turn Martian ice into drinking water for future astronauts https://news.northeastern.edu/2022/04/22/this-robot-could-turn-martian-ice-into-drinking-water-for-future-astronauts/ 22 comments futurology
- You can't determine emotions from someone's facial expressions and neither can AI https://news.northeastern.edu/2021/08/20/you-cant-determine-emotion-from-someones-facial-expression-and-neither-can-ai/ 15 comments science
- Penguins are starving as Antarctica gets warmer. https://news.northeastern.edu/2020/02/11/penguins-are-starving-as-antarctica-gets-warmer-drones-are-counting-the-losses/?utm_source=news%40northeastern&utm_campaign=5def536849-email_campaign_2020_02_13_01_54&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_508ab516a3-5def536849-278589937 43 comments worldnews
- New research shows that, post net neutrality, internet providers are slowing down your streaming https://news.northeastern.edu/2018/09/10/new-research-shows-your-internet-provider-is-in-control/ 30 comments technology
- New research shows that, post net neutrality, internet providers are slowing down your streaming - “Nearly every U.S. cell provider is doing throttling.” https://news.northeastern.edu/2018/09/10/new-research-shows-your-internet-provider-is-in-control/ 36 comments technology
- New algorithm can discover materials with unusual characteristics - including invisibility https://news.northeastern.edu/2018/06/14/new-algorithm-can-discover-materials-with-unusual-characteristics-including-invisibility/ 3 comments science
- Schools are safer than they were in the 90s, and school shootings are not more common than they used to be, researchers say https://news.northeastern.edu/2018/02/schools-are-still-one-of-the-safest-places-for-children-researcher-says/ 3 comments science
- NHL referees don't hate your favorite team [study] https://news.northeastern.edu/2017/08/nhl-referees-dont-hate-your-favorite-team/ 41 comments hockey
- MLB Selects Northeastern University as Preferred Education Provider https://news.northeastern.edu/2017/06/major-league-baseball-selects-northeastern-university-as-preferred-education-provider/?utm_source=news%40northeastern&utm_campaign=d448c24b56-email_campaign_2017_06_20&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_508ab516a3-d448c24b56-273733569 10 comments baseball
- Researchers find dopamine is involved in human bonding, bringing the brain's reward system into our understanding of how we form human attachments. Results have implications for therapies addressing postpartum depression as well as disorders such as Parkinson's, addiction, and social dysfunction. https://news.northeastern.edu/2017/02/how-humans-bond-the-brain-chemistry-revealed/ 5 comments science
- Study: Despite Trump's win, polling is a strong elections predictor globally https://news.northeastern.edu/2017/02/study-despite-trumps-win-polling-is-a-strong-elections-predictor-globally/ 28 comments science