Study points to role of protein in anti-aging benefits of calorie restriction

Study finds the bulk of shoes’ carbon footprint comes from manufacturing processes.

A study analyzes the potential usefulness of a new treatment that combines the benefits of angioplasty balloons and drug-releasing stents, but may pose fewer risks.

An MIT team that proposed a new, more-practical scheme for using quantum physics to secure data transmission has now demonstrated it experimentally.

In mechanical engineering department’s toy-design class, teams design creative board games, plush toys and puzzles.

Stacking 2-D materials produces surprising results

MIT researchers find that the key to purple bacteria’s light-harvesting prowess lies in highly symmetrical molecules.

MIT neuroscientist Suzanne Corkin shares her memories of the world’s most famous amnesia patient.

New study helps resolve a dispute over the origins of coral-reef formations

Steelmaking, a major emitter of climate-altering gases, could be transformed by a new process developed at MIT.