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A copy of the book “Guests, Strangers, Aliens, Enemies: Ambiguities of Hospitality in the Middle Ages, c. 1000–1350” is displayed on a table with a decorative background.

The same anxieties modern people have about host-guest relationships existed in medieval times, a new book shows

Headshot of Patrick Daly
by Patrick Daly
Northeastern Professor Yiannis Levendis in his lab.

Northeastern’s Yiannis Levendis wins 2025 ASEE Robert G. Quinn Award

Headshot of Tanner Stening
by Tanner Stening
People examine vehicles on display at an auto show.

Launching a new product during a recession can pay off, Northeastern research shows

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert
A baby rests against an adult's shoulder in a softly lit room, with the adult holding them close in a comforting embrace.

New parents in rural Maine have less paid leave than urban counterparts, Northeastern research finds

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert
A close-up of a person holding a piece of purple origami.

Origami meets aerospace in Northeastern design for morphing wings

headshot of Erin Kayata
by Erin Kayata
Microscopic view of ovarian cancer cells stained in purple and pink against a black background.

Northeastern researchers identify proteins receptive to treating ovarian cancer

Headshot of Kate Rix.
by Kate Rix
Interior view of the ATLAS detector at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider, showing intricate machinery and scaffolding inside the underground facility.

Northeastern physicists honored with Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics for unveiling secrets of the universe

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert
Two hands typing on a laptop. This image is overlaid with another that shows lines of code.

Can AI help you identify a scam? Northeastern expert explains

Headshot of Kate Rix.
by Kate Rix
A historical political cartoon map titled 'IL CALAMARO O PESCE DIAVOLO PRUSSIANO". The map depicts Prussia as a large dark octopus with multiple tentacles spreading across Central and Eastern Europe. The map includes Italian text and appears to be anti-Prussian propaganda.

Octopus maps encourage conspiratorial thinking, Northeastern research shows

Headshot of Cyrus Moulton
by Cyrus Moulton
An axolotl seen from the front. It looks like a pale salamander with feathery gills sticking out from the side of its head.

How do axolotls regenerate limbs and organs? This researcher has started to uncover the secret

by Cody Mello-Klein
A star cluster inside of satellite galaxy that seems to be giving off a pink, purple, and blue glow.

COSMOS-Web offers best glimpse of the deep universe yet, Northeastern researchers say

by Cody Mello-Klein
A conceptual illustration of two scientists wearing wide brimmed hats work in a salt marsh. One is using a shovel to dig a small manmade channel and the other is taking notes on a piece of paper.

What are runnels, the man-made channels that help restore salt marshes?

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert