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MIT linguist Shigeru Miyagawa explains how the hidden similarities of English, Japanese, and some forms of Bantu reveal language’s universal essence.

Professor Donald Sadoway’s research in energy storage could help speed the development of renewable energy.

MIT research points to a much more efficient way of harvesting electrical power from what would otherwise be wasted heat.

At a new plant in Iowa, MIT-rooted technology will use bacteria to turn corn into biodegradable plastics.

Research points to carbon in man-made ponds as catalyst for arsenic contamination in Bangladeshi wells

Graduate student Marcus Causton just wants to hit

A new system for ensuring accurate election tallies, which MIT researchers helped to develop, passed its first real-world test last Tuesday.

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.