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An exoplanet with an extremely tilted orbit raises new interest in stellar astronomy.

Exploiting the recently discovered mechanism could allow biologists to develop disease treatments by shutting down specific genes.

MIT’s Barbara Liskov, winner of the Turing Award, describes how she helped lay the foundations for today’s programming languages.

MIT researchers think America's obesity epidemic can be reversed via ‘foodsheds,’ in which healthier, more affordable food is produced and consumed regionally.

Constantinos Daskalakis applies the theory of computational complexity to game theory, with consequences in a range of disciplines.

Judith Layzer says there’s no easy way out when it comes to climate change — but that geo-engineering might be a last-ditch solution.

MIT team’s nanoparticles could become a safer alternative to gene therapy delivered by viruses.

Students bring wind-speed monitoring equipment to campus to evaluate potential sites for a wind turbine.

MIT’s Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change has pegged the annual cost of the proposed cap-and-trade legislation in Congress at $400 per U.S. household. But estimating the cost of doing nothing is far more difficult.

MIT economists find a new reason to think that environment, not innate ability, determines how well girls do in math class