The new technique could enable detailed studies of how brain cells develop and communicate with each other.

MIT CSAIL and Project CETI researchers reveal complex communication patterns in sperm whales, deepening our understanding of animal language systems.

In a study of cells from nearly 400 ALS patients, researchers identified genomic regions with chemical modifications linked to disease progression.

The Perseverance rover has arrived at what’s thought to be an ancient shoreline on Mars.

Postdoc Shaniel Bowen studies women's sexual anatomy and health while also working to interest young women in STEM careers.

Calcite, the material making up fossilized eggshells, may preserve amino acids better than bone.

Most antibiotics target metabolically active bacteria, but with artificial intelligence, researchers can efficiently screen compounds that are lethal to dormant microbes.

New modular, spring-like devices maximize the work of live muscle fibers so they can be harnessed to power biohybrid bots.

An instrument on the Europa Clipper mission might be able to detect biological cells from space.

An MRI method purported to detect neurons’ rapid impulses produces its own misleading signals instead, an MIT study finds.