Study suggests sectarian identity in the region is tied to domestic matters, not a larger, transnational religious split.

Researchers have created prototypes that enable screen-reader users to quickly and easily navigate through multiple levels of information in an online chart.

The immortal cancer cells of Henrietta Lacks revolutionized the fields of science, medicine and bioethics. And they still survive today, more than 70 years after her death.

Human brains seem to be wired differently to those of chimps or macaques.

A Stata Center wing and celebratory event mark their achievements and the next generation of linguistics research at MIT.

Paul Roquet’s new book traces the very different trajectories of virtual reality in the U.S. and Japan.

A new training approach yields artificial intelligence that adapts to diverse play-styles in a cooperative game, in what could be a win for human-AI teaming.

New J-PAL North America publication helps policymakers understand summer programs’ wide-ranging benefits, in such areas as criminal justice involvement, education, and development.

Twenty winning projects will link industry member priorities with research groups across campus to develop scalable climate solutions.

In a new book, MIT political scientist Evan Lieberman examines a quarter-century of post-Apartheid government and finds meaningful progress.