Fungi underpin life on Earth, but are far less well catalogued and understood than animals and plants. Three scientists call for including fungi in conservation strategies and environmental laws.

Students and postdocs from MIT's Science Policy Initiative meet with lawmakers on science-engineering-technology Congressional Visit Days 2022.

Bees offer insights into many scientific questions, from cooperating in close quarters to strategies for finding food.

Cells may use this strategy to clear out toxic byproducts and give their offspring a clean slate.

With nine brains, blue blood and a talent for camouflage, the octopus is one of the most fascinating creatures in the sea.

Family trees of lung cancer cells reveal how cancer evolves from its earliest stages to an aggressive form capable of spreading throughout the body.

Innovative brain-wide mapping study shows that an “engram,” the ensemble of neurons encoding a memory, is widely distributed and includes regions not previously realized.

Researchers build a portable desalination unit that generates clear, clean drinking water without the need for filters or high-pressure pumps.

A Climate Grand Challenges flagship project aims to reduce agriculture-driven emissions while making food crop plants heartier and more nutritious.