The ghosts of our industrial and agricultural past continue to haunt freshwater ecosystems today.

With computer models and lab experiments, researchers are working on a strategy for vaccines that could protect against any influenza virus.

Using these new particles, researchers could develop treatments for heart disease and other conditions.

To understand the risks of wildfire smoke, it helps to understand the chemicals people are breathing.

To understand the risks of wildfire smoke, it helps to understand the chemicals people are breathing.

MIT researchers find blocking the expressions of the genes XPA and MK2 enhances the tumor-shrinking effects of platinum-based chemotherapies in p53-mutated cancers.

Two environmental engineers say governments need to do more to protect people from possible water contamination after wildfires.

Endocrine-disrupting compounds are pervasive in modern life, from food packaging to shampoo. Research is connecting their effects on humans to risk of severe illness or death from the coronavirus.

The novel approach, developed by MIT chemical engineers, could help create more efficient consumer products, including drugs, cosmetics, and food.

A storm-driven chlorine gas release in a vulnerable community is the type of worst-case scenario that scientists and engineers have warned about for decades.