At the core of a continent
New data finds regions of North America have remained extremely stable for more than one billion years.
A shale gas revolution?
MIT report shows prosperous shale gas market could hurt future R&D, if we let it.
Patterns of connections reveal brain functions
Neuroscientists identify face-recognition areas based on what parts of the brain they link to.
Neuroscientists identify a master controller of memory
One gene appears to regulate the brain’s ability to form new memories.
Proposal for MIT Global Environment Initiative seeks public comment
Initiative expected to focus on six broad environmental research themes.
Two new Earth-sized exoplanets discovered
Some 950 light-years away, team finds smallest exoplanets yet detected.
Stopping influenza evolution before it starts
Model of flu proteins suggests new way to design vaccines that slow mutations.
Data mining without prejudice
A new technique for finding relationships between variables in large datasets makes no prior assumptions about what those relationships might be.
A glow of recognition
New detectors developed at MIT could provide easy visual identification of toxins or pathogens.
$26.5 million Simons gift to catalyze autism research at MIT
Creates the Simons Center for the Social Brain
Robert van der Hilst named head of the Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences
Succeeds Maria Zuber, who led department for the last eight years.
Proteins linked to longevity may be involved in mood control
Excess of sirtuins can produce anxiety, a possible evolutionary adaptation to dietary restriction.