Knowing where to look for this signal will help researchers identify specific sources of the potent greenhouse gas.

Using this new approach, researchers could develop drug compounds with unique pharmaceutical properties.

The SPARROW algorithm automatically identifies the best molecules to test as potential new medicines, given the vast number of factors affecting each choice.

With their “T-REX” method, DNA embedded in the polymer could be used for long-term storage of genomes or digital data such as photos and music.

During the MIT Science Policy Initiative’s Congressional Visit Days, PhD students and postdocs met with legislators to share expertise and advocate for science agency funding.

The material could be made as a thin coating to analyze air quality in industrial or home settings over time.

Three stars circling the Milky Way’s halo formed 12 to 13 billion years ago.

Such discoveries help researchers better understand the development of molecular complexity in space during star formation.

The device, based on simple tetromino shapes, could determine the direction and distance of a radiation source, with fewer detector pixels.

A catalyst tethered by DNA boosts the efficiency of the electrochemical conversion of CO2 to CO, a building block for many chemical compounds.