Dragging your feet? Lack of sleep affects your walk, new study finds Periodically catching up on sleep can improve gait control for the chronically sleep-deprived. October 26, 2021 Read full story →
Solid, liquid, or gas? Technique quickly identifies physical state of tissues and tumors The method could be a route to quicker, less invasive cancer diagnoses. October 25, 2021 Read full story →
Neutron star collisions are a “goldmine” of heavy elements, study finds Mergers between two neutron stars have produced more heavy elements in last 2.5 billion years than mergers between neutron stars and black holes. October 25, 2021 Read full story →
Dinosaurs may have lived in social herds as early as 193 million years ago Fossils indicate a communal nesting ground and adults who foraged and took care of the young as a herd, scientists say. October 21, 2021 Read full story →
Astronomers detect signs of an atmosphere stripped from a planet during giant impact Such planetary smashups are likely common in young solar systems, but they haven’t been directly observed. October 20, 2021 Read full story →
Scientists find evidence the early solar system harbored a gap between its inner and outer regions The cosmic boundary, perhaps caused by a young Jupiter or an emerging wind, likely shaped the composition of infant planets. October 15, 2021 Read full story →
Rover images confirm Jezero crater is an ancient Martian lake The findings include signs of flash flooding that carried huge boulders downstream into the lakebed. October 7, 2021 Read full story →
Zeroing in on the origins of Earth’s “single most important evolutionary innovation” A new study shows oxygenic photosynthesis likely evolved between 3.4 and 2.9 billion years ago. September 28, 2021 Read full story →
Taylor Perron receives 2021 MacArthur Fellowship In his research, the geomorphologist seeks connections among landscape evolution, biodiversity, and human history. September 28, 2021 Read full story →
Sylvester James Gates Jr. ’73, PhD ’77 recounts storied career in research, teaching, and service Theoretical physicist and diversity advocate delivers the fall 2021 Compton Lecture. September 23, 2021 Read full story →
Study: Global cancer risk from burning organic matter comes from unregulated chemicals The researchers hope scientists and regulators will consider a broader class of compounds in evaluating cancer risk due to PAH exposure. September 22, 2021 Read full story →
Astronomers nail down the origins of rare loner dwarf galaxies The results provide a blueprint for finding such systems in the universe’s quieter, emptier regions. September 6, 2021 Read full story →
“You’re surrounded by a community that cares about you” President Reif and MIT faculty members welcome the Class of 2025 to campus. September 1, 2021 Read full story →
3 Questions: Peko Hosoi on the data-driven reasoning behind MIT’s Covid-19 policies for the fall “We have not played all our cards yet,” says the associate dean of engineering and co-founder of the Isolat modeling group. August 25, 2021 Read full story →
High-speed camera captures a water jet’s splashy impact as it pierces a droplet The results may help engineers develop a way to inject drugs without needles. August 18, 2021 Read full story →