Most cities don’t map their own pedestrian networks. Now, researchers have built the first open-source tool to let planners do just that.

Replacing rice-bag delivery with digital card vouchers helps recipients get their intended supplies, researchers report.

The Advanced Computing Users Survey, sampling sentiments from 120 top-tier universities, national labs, federal agencies, and private firms, finds the decline in America’s advanced computing lead spans many areas.

A new study shows how small-scale actions could improve air quality and health outcomes.

Associate Professor Mai Hassan documents bureaucratic systems in Eastern Africa set up for coercion, as well as roadblocks to democratic government.

New MIT tool pinpoints policy combinations that maximize health benefits.

MIT PhD candidate Jacob Jaffe uses data science to identify and solve problems in election administration.

“Distance Unknown,” an exhibition by MIT’s Civic Data Design Lab, documents the often challenging journeys migrants undertake to gain economic opportunity and food security.

Dissatisfied with security guarantees from the US, America’s junior allies want greater control over their own defenses.

International firms sharing production networks lobby together to secure favorable trade conditions.