The ocean's deep-sea bed is scattered with ancient rocks, each about the size of a closed fist, called "polymetallic nodules.

Astronomers have spotted a first-of-its-kind rapidly crumbling planet outside the Solar System that is leaving behind a ...

A letter signed by college presidents across the country has doubled to over 200 in less than 24 hours. It calls for "one ...

For years, the president has touted his uncle, famed scientist John George Trump, who served for decades as a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, one of the world's top ...

Nearly 150 years ago, scientists began to imagine how information might flow through the brain based on the shapes of neurons they had seen under the microscopes of the time. With today's imaging ...

Every year, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Technology Review compiles its list of breakthrough technologies that ...

Founded in 1861, MIT's emphasis on science and technology is clearly seen in its amazing architecture and sculptures. Take a guided or self-guided tour around the campus to see works by Pablo ...

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is an independent, coeducational, private research university based in the city of Cambridge, Massachusetts. Established in 1861, MIT aims to ‘further ...