A new MIT study suggests that greenhouse gas emissions are altering the space where satellites operate. Most satellites orbit in the thermosphere, a layer of Earth's upper atmosphere. Naturally, this ...

For generations, adults with amblyopia were told their vision loss was permanent, a childhood problem that medicine could not ...

Around 5,000 years ago, people in what is now Iran began turning dull stone into shining metal. By heating copper ore until ...

Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology used functional MRI scans to track which brain regions activated when 176 young adults watched scenes from "The Social Network," "Home Alone" ...

Will AI automate human jobs, and — if so — which jobs and when? That’s the trio of questions a new research study from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), out this ...

The widely used 6-foot rule is too little to stop COVID-9 exposure indoors, MIT researchers found. The risk of exposure from an infected person is similar at 6 feet and 60 feet, one researcher said.

Neuroscience discoveries of the biological brain are important not only because they may lead to novel therapeutics to treat brain disorders, but also because they may serve as models for artificial ...

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Energy Initiative recently released a study with conclusions that could spell trouble for the electric vehicle (EV) market. According to the study, MIT ...

A new study argues that city subways and buses were a “major disseminator” of the coronavirus in the Big Apple. The paper, by MIT economics professor and physician Jeffrey Harris, points to a parallel ...

Good news for adrenaline junkies. An adrenaline burst could help scientists learn when we experience surprises due to the hormone noradrenaline, or norepinephrine. A study conducted at the ...

Signs in New York City urge people to "practice social distancing" and stay six feet apart from each other. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images) Some people on social media are trying to put the six ...