"If future observations confirm our predictions, it could completely change our understanding of how planets form..."

No robot can match a squirrel’s ability to leap from limb to limb—until now. Check out video of the robot in action.

Keeping your chats secure is a good idea, but end-to-end encryption is just the beginning of the list of options to consider when picking a messaging app.

A new international collaboration unites MIT and maritime industry leaders to develop nuclear propulsion technologies, alternative fuels, data-powered strategies for operation, and more.

Vocal changes in birds may predict age-related disorders like Alzheimer's disease in people, according to a new study.

The Tactile Vega-Lite system, developed at MIT CSAIL, streamlines the tactile chart design process; could help educators efficiently create these graphics and aid designers in making precise changes.

Researchers have identified a promising new way to detect alien life on faraway planets.

New research categorizes how snakes use patterns of UV color and tested for factors that promote the evolution of UV color in snakes.

A planned mining method to gather critical minerals from the seafloor would create sediment plumes higher up in the water column where many creatures live.

Bots that reply to online posts can help people connect with each other, but at the same time they also interfere with people communicating with each other.