NPR's Rob Schmitz speaks with L. Rafael Reif, former president of MIT, about his recent essay in Foreign Affairs, "America Is Losing the Innovation Race: Why the Future of Science Might Be Chinese." ...

MIT demonstrates that seeds sense the sound of rainfall—and sprout faster even while still beneath the surface.

The findings of a new study are the first direct evidence that plant seeds and seedlings can sense sounds in nature.

MIT engineers have found evidence that the sound of falling raindrops can speed up germination in rice seeds, apparently by ...

MIT researcher Leo Anthony Celi is calling for AI education, especially in medical and imaging contexts, to focus more on identifying and mitigating bias in datasets. His new study found most AI ...

An MIT study led by research scientist Nataliya Kosmyna shows heavy AI use reduces brain activity by up to 55 per cent during ...

The prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) was the target of a federal civil rights complaint filed Monday over two student organizations catering to “Graduate Womxn.” The Equal ...

Authorities are searching for a suspect in the killing of Nuno F.G. Loureiro, a prominent physics professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who was shot at his home near Boston. Loureiro, ...

As artificial intelligence changes how we teach, learn, and do research, we’re exploring best practices—and working to ensure ...

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