Philosopher Sam Berstler explains why we have social norms that let people engage in open deception.

Some quantum cryptographers want to find ways to keep messages secret even if the rules of quantum mechanics don’t hold....

Findings suggest that at the county level, rise in prices is due, in part, to the fact that new neighbors...

MIT scientists create a detailed map of exactly what happens in the brains of C. elegans worms when they “follow...

New MIT work advances the growing field of ionotronics, in which data are transferred through ions, potentially providing a bridge...

Associate Professor Skylar Tibbits discusses a new technology that uses granular convection to deliver individualized performance.

Scientists say an exception in the Montreal Protocol for the use of ozone-depleting feedstocks could set the ozone recovery back...

From lazy ripples to towering breakers, waves should vary widely from one planet to another, according to a new model.

Long thought to be mainly a structural support, the cell membrane also influences how cells respond to signals and may...

A new study suggests that the chemical NDMA is much more likely to cause cancerous mutations after exposure early in...