Students build science identity through immersive research experience

The (wrong) reason we keep secrets: Research finds fears of judgment are overblown

Study evaluates pink rib disorder tolerance in lettuce germplasm in humid subtropical environments

Does self-checkout impact grocery store loyalty?

Pollution-tracking citizen science project offers New York students a breath of fresh air

Study reveals a higher market valuation of cash holdings of firms adopting electronic voting

Harnessing sensors, smart devices, and AI could transform agriculture

Talking about climate solutions

High levels of mercury traced to particular cell types in brains of mammals

Multifactor weighting method for enhanced composite images

No, COVID mRNA Vaccines Won't Damage Your DNA

Revisiting Israel's freshwater fish species list through cutting-edge DNA barcoding technology

Conflict in full swing: Forest bats found to avoid large areas around fast-moving wind turbines

Values and traditions slow transition to sustainability in classical concert industry, finds study

Even far below freezing, ice's surface begins melting as temperatures rise

Breaking the 10-petawatt limit with a new laser amplification

The snail or the egg?

'Leaveism' and 'presenteeism' continue even when employers are more flexible. Here's how to be happier at work

Research team develops novel high-performance photoelectrode that uses zinc oxide nanopagoda array

Two companies will attempt the first US moon landings since the Apollo missions a half-century ago

Marine snails study helps clarify debate on how to view major evolutionary transitions

Women and younger workers more likely to be underemployed, UK report finds

Homicides in US dropped by 12% in 2023, but country set a record for mass shootings, says expert

Flood-prone communities in Oregon have low trust in agencies responsible for helping them, survey shows

Oysters in Norway can help sick shellfish in Europe

Vitamin discovered in rivers may offer hope for salmon suffering from thiamine deficiency disease

Expert advice to help young people keep their New Year's resolutions

Spiders really may be more scared of you than you are of them

Africans discovered dinosaur fossils long before the term 'paleontology' existed, researchers say

Adventures of a Bone Hunter

Revising estimates of crops' water loss could help conserve groundwater

Eliminating hidden hunger: How biofortification can improve nutrition at home and abroad

Seawater dynamics in an underexplored Antarctic fjord

Persons with developmental disabilities were socially isolated during the pandemic, Norwegian study finds

Leadership style may indirectly affect how employees speak up about food safety

China's FAST observatory is playing a key role in the search for aliens

New code developed for tokamak plasma rotation and transport analysis

Why are bees making less honey? Study reveals clues from five decades of data

Nanoparticle transport across the blood brain barrier increases with Alzheimer's and age, study finds

NASA's Hubble observes exoplanet atmosphere changing over 3 years

How scientists are helping plants get the most out of photosynthesis

Researcher: Being humble is a good New Year's resolution, but it requires knowing what you value most

How Weathered Rocks Can Lessen Climate Change

How industrial agriculture is disturbing the nitrogen cycle and undermining conditions for life on Earth

Workers in their teens and early 20s are more likely to get hurt than older employees, says researcher

Four tips for a healthy news diet in 2024, from an expert in media psychology

No one can predict how financial markets will behave with absolute certainty. Here's why

UK urged to get ready for disaster with new national crises plan—but research reveals the dark side of prepping

Global triggers: Why these five big issues could cause significant problems in 2024

More lives can be saved if ambulance staff receive AI-support

High-performance stretchable solar cells

Scientists engineer plant microbiome to protect crops against disease

Scientists solve mystery of how predatory bacteria recognizes prey

New theoretical framework unlocks mysteries of synchronization in turbulent dynamics

Hunting for the elusive tetraneutrons with thermal fission

Ancient Roman wine production may hold clues for battling climate change

Preconception stress may affect health of women undergoing fertility treatment

Better mental, physical health in older people tied to living near nature

Researchers 3D print components for a portable mass spectrometer

Scientists develop a game-changing organoid model to study human cerebellar development and disease

Study reveals new genetic link between anorexia nervosa and being an early riser

Springs aboard -- gently feeling the way to grasp the microcosmos

How drinking sustainable wine can help vineyards and the planet

The strange story of the grave of Copernicus

New theoretical framework unlocks mysteries of synchronization in turbulent dynamics

Progress in the investigation of ultrafast electron dynamics using short light pulses

New insights on how light interacts with magnets for better sensors and memory tech

AI's Biggest Challenges Are Still Unsolved

Researchers develop efficient and accessible single-molecule platform for detecting various amylin species

New evidence that insect wings may have evolved from gills

Unlocking the secrets of disease-causing fungus Aspergillus fumigatus

Brazilian researchers discover two novel peptides with biotechnological potential in snake venom

Researchers propose conditions for maximizing quantum entanglement

The Language of Astronomy Is Needlessly Violent and Inaccurate

Plate tectonics in the Archean: Observation versus interpretation

Evidence of ancient medieval feasting rituals uncovered in grounds of historic property

Research aims to convert greenhouse gas into valuable products with electricity

Maximizing circular economy strategies for rare earth elements supply

Australian fossil suggests photosynthesis evolved at least 1.75 billion years ago

New technology interprets archaeological findings from Biblical times

Study warns of widespread population collapse of African raptors

Discovery raises hopes of more temperature tolerant wheat

Scientists engineer plant microbiome for the first time to protect crops against disease and cut use of pesticides

Single-cell precision: New screening method greatly accelerates cyanobacterial analysis

Cosmic chemistry unveils stellar dance: ALMA telescope discovers hidden orbit secrets

Hunting for elusive tetraneutrons with thermal fission

Researchers investigate pulsations of the ultra-luminous X-ray pulsar M82 X-2

Fossil birds: Surfaces of cervical vertebrae show conspicuous tubercles that may have served as 'internal bony armor'

Irene T. Cheng, SM ’78

Soft microrobots with super-compliant picoforce springs as onboard sensors and actuators

Calculating the costs of war

Recent books from the MIT community

Germicidal danger

German emissions at 70-year low as coal use drops

Pulsations detected from the XZ Ursae Majoris system

The Download: what’s next for AI, and quantum computing challenges

Real Climate Solutions Will Take Real Leadership

Did Neurons Evolve Twice?

Scientists solve mystery of how predatory bacteria recognizes prey

The surprisingly resourceful ways bacteria thrive in the human gut

Genomic 'tweezer' ushers in a new era of precision in microbiome research

New roles for autophagy genes in cellular waste management and aging

Breakthrough in designing complicated all-α protein structures

The hidden climate cost of everything around us

Seismic and infrasonic signals used to characterize Nord Stream pipeline events

Quantum computing is taking on its biggest challenge: noise

Private sector funding key to climate transition, World Bank chief says

What’s next for AI in 2024

Hearing aids may help people live longer

Vitamin discovered in rivers may offer hope for salmon suffering from thiamine deficiency disease