For the love of ice: Journeys to the remote and inhospitable
Alison Criscitiello PhD '14 seeks ice cores in inhospitable locations, sometimes camping on ice sheets and sleeping with a shotgun in case of bear attacks.
Saving Venice, MIT-style
MISTI interns and MIT faculty tackle rising sea level challenges at Italian research camp this summer.
Expanding the pipeline to graduate school
Outside of the chemistry lab, PhD candidate Tsehai Grell works to make MIT more inclusive for grad students.
Ancient Earth’s hot interior created “graveyard” of continental slabs
Higher mantle temperatures caused subducting tectonic plates to sink much further than they do today.
Lindsey Backman awarded Gilliam Fellowship
Howard Hughes Medical Institute fellows are chosen for their potential to be leaders in their scientific fields and for their commitment to diversity.
Gene Brown, professor emeritus of biology, dies at 91
A pioneer in the field of intermediary metabolism and former dean of the School of Science, Brown’s deepest passion was teaching.
Q&A: Richard Binzel on tips for observing the 2017 solar eclipse
Whether you'll be in the path of totality on Aug. 21 or anywhere else in North America, you should be able to view the eclipse.
Feng Zhang to share Albany Medical Prize
Five recipients honored for their fundamental and complementary accomplishments related to CRISPR-Cas9.
Training students' eyes on the skies
MIT hosts Astronomy Training Camp for student-run national astronomy team.
Lunar dynamo’s lifetime extended by at least 1 billion years
Findings suggest two mechanisms may have powered the moon’s ancient churning, molten core.
Six from MIT awarded 2017 Fulbright grants
Grantees will spend the 2017-2018 academic year conducting research abroad.
Blocking a key enzyme may reverse memory loss
MIT study suggests a new approach to developing treatments for Alzheimer’s disease.
Phytoplankton and chips
Simons Foundation supports enhanced computer infrastructure for MIT's Darwin Project, which focuses on marine microbes and microbial communities.
TESS mission to discover new planets moves toward launch
Satellite’s cameras have been delivered by MIT researchers and passed NASA inspection.