Researchers discover gene controlling nectar spur development, opening door for insights into evolution.

Harvard scientist Cora Dvorkin works to understand nature of dark matter.

Feeling stressed about the election? It’s not your imagination, Harvard psychologists say, offering ways to help.

Harvard researchers uncover novel family of sensors in octopuses.

By developing novel electrochemical reactions, he hopes to find new ways to generate energy and reduce greenhouse gases.

Understanding why older chimps tend to favor small circles of meaningful, established friendships rather than seek new ones may help scientists gain a better picture of what healthy human aging should look like and what triggers this social change.

Faculty from the Computer Science and Philosophy departments join forces in a successful new undergraduate initiative, Embedded EthiCS, to change the way computer scientists think about the ethical implications of new technology.

Political science professor will spearhead the Institute’s interdisciplinary center that studies high-impact, complex societal challenges.

MIT-Commonwealth Fusion Systems demonstration of new superconducting cable is a key step on the high-field path to compact fusion.

Dwaipayan Banerjee’s new book examines the psychological and social terrain of living with cancer in a country where the disease has long been downplayed.