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A satellite image of internal waves (with a wavelength of about 2 kilometers), which are generated by flow from the the Atlantic ocean to the Mediterranean Sea, at the east of Gibraltar and Ceuta.

Hidden waves pack a big punch

Thomas Peacock sheds light on an odd but powerful phenomenon of sea and sky

September 18, 2009

Biochemist JoAnne Stubbe wins National Medal of Science

Nation's top science honor goes to MIT biochemist for her role in helping reveal the mechanism of enzymes involved in DNA replication and repair

September 17, 2009

Perspective view of Gabilan Mesa, California, showing evenly spaced ridges and valleys. The scene, which is approximately 2 km wide, combines aerial photographs from the National Agriculture Imagery Program with laser altimetry from the National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping (NCALM).

What makes a rolling landscape roll?

New study explains evenly spaced ridges and valleys; could help identify signs of life on other planets.

July 22, 2009

Inside the Institute-wide Planning Task Force

Members of education working group reflect on their experiences

July 21, 2009

Laszlo Tisza, physics professor emeritus, 101

April 16, 2009

Music at MIT hitting all the right notes

April 15, 2009

Q&A with Joseph Coughlin on AGNES and the AgeLab

April 14, 2009

Mysteries of science theater

400th anniversary of Galileo's stargazing feted with drama and discourse

April 7, 2009

Hiroshi Ishii with one of his early projects, bottles that play music when their stoppers are removed.

Ishii makes the virtual tangible

A 'hands-on' approach to computers

April 6, 2009

'Fuzzy logic' reveals cells' inner workings

April 3, 2009

Natasha 'Tish' Scolnik, who is working to make it easier for physically challenged individuals in Africa to move around, was awarded a Harry S. Truman Scholarship this year.

Junior named Truman scholar

March 27, 2009

MLK celebration speech by MIT senior Matt Gethers

February 18, 2009

Rewarding excellence

Annual MIT honors go to 15 individuals and three teams

February 11, 2009

Phillip (Terry) and Susan Ragon hold a copy of The Boston Globe issue that announced the creation of the Phillip T. and Susan M. Ragon Institute. All the principals -- the Ragons as well as the leaders of MGH, MIT and Harvard -- signed the newspaper.

Alum's $100 million gift targets AIDS vaccine

Ragon Institute to tackle quintessential MIT problem

February 4, 2009

Awards and Honors: Feb. 4, 2009