Acoustic and biological constraints shape how we hear harmony across cultures.

Study shows LIGO’s 40-kilogram mirrors can move in response to tiny quantum effects, revealing the “spooky popcorn of the universe.”

Neptune-sized planet may be remnant core of a much larger planet.

To spy on worms for days on end, Picower Institute scientists invent a new open-source microscopy platform.

Method could shed light on nitric oxide’s role in the neural, circulatory, and immune systems.

Certain cancer therapeutics concentrate within cells — a finding that could change the way scientists think about drug design.

New molecule for imaging calcium in neurons reduces crosstalk from neighboring neurons.

Music gesture artificial intelligence tool developed at the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab uses body movements to isolate the sounds of individual instruments.

The lateral septum encodes spatial information with a special emphasis on where the reward lies.

EAPS graduate student Meghana Ranganathan zooms into the microstructure of ice streams to better understand the impacts of climate change.