MIT scientists hope to deploy a fleet of drones to get a better sense of how much carbon the ocean is absorbing, and how much more it can take.

A new analysis shows how milk-producing cells change over time in nursing mothers.

Scientists propose a new mechanism by which oxygen may have first built up in the atmosphere

How many lines can be pairwise separated by the same angle in high dimensions? Geometry breakthrough gives new insights into spectral graph theory.

MIT researchers have developed a publicly available model based on physics and data from past spreading events.

The 21-digit solution to the decades-old problem suggests many more solutions exist.

Oocyte growth relies on physical phenomena that drive smaller cells to dump their contents into a larger cell.

New technique reveals many possible conformations that a protein may take.

Using this computational system, researchers can identify viral protein sequences that could make better vaccine targets.

A key finding: Early reopening last spring led to a dramatic drop in “quarantine strength” in southern and west-central U.S. states.