In new research, MIT linguists explore how human language handles leaps from the here and now.

MIT researchers are converting the plant material lignin into hydrocarbon molecules that could help make jet fuel 100 percent sustainable.

Project leaders at the MIT Language Acquisition Lab say their research could shed new light on the nature of language learning.

Professor Adam Berinsky’s new book examines the political misinformation that threatens the US system of government.

“Lines Drawn across the Globe,” a new book by MIT Professor Mary Fuller, looks at the worldwide vision of English exploration proponent Richard Hakluyt.

Assistant Professor Cathy Wu is addressing traffic control problems by leveraging deep reinforcement learning.

Professor of physics will use US Department of Defense fellowship to study quantum science with ultracold atoms.

MIT professor discusses the US surgeon general’s recent advisory and why scrolling social media can lead to depression and anxiety.

In her latest book, “We’ve Got You Covered,” Amy Finkelstein prescribes a complete overhaul of our health insurance system.

One hundred years after the Treaty of Lausanne, a look back shows its shortcomings for Armenians — and others.