Seeking the neurological roots of conflict
MIT neuroscientists explore how longstanding conflict influences empathy for others.
The advantage of ambiguity
Cognitive scientists develop a new take on an old problem: why human language has so many words with multiple meanings.
Astronomers find a dark matter galaxy far, far away
Discovery could offer clues on the nature of dark matter.
Watching a gas turn superfluid
New work on ultracold gases may also help scientists understand high-temperature superconductors and neutron stars.
The cost of tropical cyclones
New model finds climate change could expose North America, East Asia and the Caribbean to costly hurricane damage.
An eruption-fueled extinction?
Enormous volcanic eruptions may have triggered the worst extinction in Earth’s history.
How does our brain know what is a face and what’s not?
New research from MIT neuroscientists helps explain how the brain makes this decision.
Boyden named inaugural recipient of IET’s Harvey Engineering Research Prize
Honored for his pioneering research contributions to the field of optogenetics, in which neurons are genetically modified to respond to light.
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.