Corals have evolved over millennia to live, and even thrive, in waters with few nutrients. In healthy reefs, the water...
Jennifer Chu, MIT News Office
In the moments immediately following the Big Bang, the very first gravitational waves rang out. The product of quantum fluctuations...
As Covid-19 has made it necessary for people to keep their distance from each other, robots are stepping in to...
By Jennifer Chu, MIT News In a delightful alignment of astronomy and mathematics, scientists at MIT and elsewhere have discovered...
By Jennifer Chu, MIT News To capture panoramic views in a single shot, photographers typically use fisheye lenses — ultra-wide-angle...
By Jennifer Chu, MIT News Some of the oldest remains of early human ancestors have been unearthed in Olduvai Gorge,...
By Jennifer Chu, MIT News The search for life beyond Earth has largely revolved around our rocky red neighbor. NASA...
By Jennifer Chu, MIT News For all its vast emptiness, the universe is humming with activity in the form of...
By Jennifer Chu, MIT News A lopsided merger of two black holes may have an oddball origin story, according to...
By Jennifer Chu, MIT News At the height of a thunderstorm, the tips of cell towers, telephone poles, and other...