A New England artist makes music from the imperceptible noises of nature—using tools that usually detect hidden nuclear ...

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Technology has long made crime and its prosecution a game of cat and mouse. But those same new technologies that have allowed crime to outpace law have also reenergized law enforcement and ...

Anesthetizing the retina of a “lazy” eye for just two days can restore vision in mice.

Rapid DNA tests, x-ray fluorescence guns, and other technologies are being deployed in the fight against wildlife trafficking ...

There’s a thin layer of human-made stuff enrobing the planet. A data dive into the anthroposphere. Earth’s a medium-size rock ...

MIT alumni are helping build a better MBTA— reshaping route planning, improving service, and supporting the workforce that ...

The compounds have exploded in popularity, but big questions about safety and effectiveness are still unresolved.

Stimulating the liver to generate signals normally produced by the thymus can reverse age-related declines in T-cell populations.

Inspired by the Japanese art of kirigami, an MIT team has designed a technique that could transform flat panels into medical devices, habitats, and other objects without the use of tools.

In pet genetics, cancer research, and beyond, Charlie Lieu, MBA ’05, SM ’05, has spent her career harnessing massive data ...