Taking on melanoma, one cell at a time
In step toward personalized medicine, researchers are using single-cell analysis to unravel cancer’s secrets.
April 12 symposium: Take an immersive, intellectual journey across campus
Beyond 2016: MIT’s Frontiers of the Future event offers a playful introduction to research at MIT.
How crispy is your bonbon?
New theory, inspired by chocolate coatings, predicts thickness of thin shells.
Evidence-based teaching is alive and well at MIT
MacVicar Day symposium features a sampling of innovative pedagogical practices and lessons learned.
How the brain processes emotions
Neuroscientists identify circuits that could play a role in mental illnesses, including depression.
![“For China, it looks like industrial growth [has the greatest impact on water shortages] as people get wealthier,” Charles Fant says. “In India, population growth has a huge effect. It varies by region.”](/sites/default/files/styles/term_page__news_article/public/images/201603/MIT-WaterChina.jpg?itok=gsXDDhia)
First temperature map of a “super-Earth” reveals lava world
Exoplanet lacks atmosphere, is covered in rivers of magma.
A highly eccentric exoplanet
Observations of an extreme-weather planet raise questions about hot Jupiters’ origins.
Learning more about the brain
Pawan Sinha explores the cognitive dynamics behind our visual understanding of the world around us.
Scientific art lights up Main Street
Art and science converge in the public galleries at MIT's Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research.
Forming patches boosts bacterial life
By clustering, cells can work together to survive challenging environments, MIT researchers show.
Study reveals a basis for attention deficits
New findings could help scientists develop treatments for ADHD and other disorders.