A new hybrid system could help robots navigate in changing environments or increase the efficiency of multirobot assembly teams.

A new study finds hitchhiking bacteria dissolve essential ballast in ubiquitous “snow” particles, which could counteract the ocean’s ability to...

New work suggests the brain can deliver neuron-specific feedback during learning — resembling the error signals that drive machine learning.

Every second, hundreds to thousands of molecules move through thousands of nuclear pores in each of your cells. A new...

A new approach could help users know whether to trust a model’s predictions in safety-critical applications like health care and...

A straightforward conjecture about runners moving around a track turns out to be equivalent to many complex mathematical questions. Three...

New research by MIT geophysicists could assist efforts to remove carbon from the atmosphere and store it underground.

Kate Brown’s book, “Tiny Gardens Everywhere,” examines the hidden history of urban farming, its extensive use, and the politics of...

Through an interdisciplinary collaboration between MIT and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, researchers are creating playable physical and synthesized...

Research reveals how cells may activate a compensation system that can reduce the effects of harmful genetic mutations. This could...