Discounting calculations are ubiquitous today — thanks partly to the English clergy who spread them amid turmoil in the 1600s, an MIT scholar shows.

In the first quintillionth of a second, the universe may have sprouted microscopic black holes with enormous amounts of nuclear charge, MIT physicists propose.

The startup Augmental allows users to operate phones and other devices using their tongue, mouth, and head gestures.

New studies show that caste and ethnic identity play an outsize role in how business interacts with government in developing countries.

Letting people work with a “navigator” dramatically increases how often they move to higher-opportunity neighborhoods.

Research surveys show warnings issued by world leaders are taken equally seriously whether issued on social media or through formal statements.

Pets often become an integral part of the family system, and some people say their bond to their pet is akin to that of a human child.

MIT CSAIL researchers enhance robotic precision with sophisticated tactile sensors in the palm and agile fingers, setting the stage for improvements in human-robot interaction and prosthetic technology.

The two human species had many similarities but their communication would have been different.