The Climate Grand Challenges “New World of Weather” project shows how modeling, planning tools, and infrastructure analysis are translating research into real-world resilience.
New AI Technique Could Make Minimally Invasive Surgeries Safer and More Precise
This patient-specific method, called xvr, helps doctors use X-rays for surgical navigation in fields such as orthopedics and neurosurgery.
This patient-specific method, called xvr, helps doctors use X-rays for surgical navigation in fields such as orthopedics and neurosurgery.
A Burst of “Pink Noise” May Lead to More Restorative Sleep
Delivered at just the right time, this type of auditory stimulus can strengthen the flow of cerebrospinal fluid, which clears debris from the brain and keeps it healthy.
Delivered at just the right time, this type of auditory stimulus can strengthen the flow of cerebrospinal fluid, which clears debris from the brain and keeps it healthy.
Study Predicts Large Disparities in Access to Food, Water, and Energy in 2050
In some regions of the world, the poorest people may spend about 50 percent of their income on food, while the richest spend about 5 percent.
In some regions of the world, the poorest people may spend about 50 percent of their income on food, while the richest spend about 5 percent.
Giving Farmers a More Sustainable Way to Protect Crops
Led by Andee Wallace PhD ’20, Robigo uses cutting-edge biotechnology to engineer microbes to fight pests, reducing the need for harmful chemical pesticides.
Led by Andee Wallace PhD ’20, Robigo uses cutting-edge biotechnology to engineer microbes to fight pests, reducing the need for harmful chemical pesticides.
Translating Economic Growth Into Better Lives
Graduate student Lyonel Tanganco investigates how to improve public policy interventions and address challenges in nutrition, climate, and development.
Graduate student Lyonel Tanganco investigates how to improve public policy interventions and address challenges in nutrition, climate, and development.
Language Skills Stay Strong in Older Adults, Even While Other Cognitive Abilities Decline
MIT researchers find that activity in the brain’s language network is nearly identical in young and old people.
MIT researchers find that activity in the brain’s language network is nearly identical in young and old people.
Brain Circuit Keeps Tabs on What Just Happened to Aid Judgment of What’s Happening Now
To keep track of what’s going on in front of it, the brain relies not only on what it sees, but also a comparison with what it just saw. A new study pinpoints the circuit that provides that service.
To keep track of what’s going on in front of it, the brain relies not only on what it sees, but also a comparison with what it just saw. A new study pinpoints the circuit that provides that service.
How 35 Percent of U.S. Employees Are Left on the Margins
In a new book, Paul Osterman details his research finding more than one-third of U.S. workers are “disposable,” with little security or chance of job advancement.
In a new book, Paul Osterman details his research finding more than one-third of U.S. workers are “disposable,” with little security or chance of job advancement.
Flexible Brain Circuits Can Switch Between Different Tasks
Neuroscientists have discovered circuits in the prefrontal cortex that can be repurposed to store different types of information.
Neuroscientists have discovered circuits in the prefrontal cortex that can be repurposed to store different types of information.
Q&A: Rethinking How Innovation Happens
MIT researcher Eugene Fitzgerald discusses new approaches to innovation, technology development, and creating future breakthroughs.
MIT researcher Eugene Fitzgerald discusses new approaches to innovation, technology development, and creating future breakthroughs.
Astronomers Discover a Brand-New Type of Astrophysical Object: A Black Hole Star
The mashup of a black hole and an enormous star has never been seen before and could explain the mysterious little red dots often found in deep-space images.
The mashup of a black hole and an enormous star has never been seen before and could explain the mysterious little red dots often found in deep-space images.
How to Design a Space Habitat That Supports Its Residents’ Mental Health
A new online platform helps engineers look beyond survival mode when designing habitats for extreme living conditions.
A new online platform helps engineers look beyond survival mode when designing habitats for extreme living conditions.
The Benefits of Medical AI Assistance Vary Based on User Expertise
Study finds non-experts deferred to LLM-based diagnostic assistance, even when it was wrong, while clinicians caught AI errors.
Study finds non-experts deferred to LLM-based diagnostic assistance, even when it was wrong, while clinicians caught AI errors.
New Method Aims to Keep Kids Safe From Illegal AI-Generated Content
Researchers developed an auditing technique to test generative AI models for malicious capabilities, without prompting them for illegal outputs.
Researchers developed an auditing technique to test generative AI models for malicious capabilities, without prompting them for illegal outputs.
Ketogenic Diets May Increase Cancer Risk in the Small Intestine
MIT researchers have found that a ketogenic high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet fuels the growth of intestinal tumors.
MIT researchers have found that a ketogenic high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet fuels the growth of intestinal tumors.