In a long-studied population of wandering albatrosses, females are less likely to stick with a shy mate.
Refining current opacity models will be key to unearthing details of exoplanet properties — and signs of life — in data from the powerful new telescope.
Astronomers have found a way to determine an asteroid’s interior structure based on how its spin changes during a close encounter with Earth.
If reactors are retired, polluting energy sources that fill the gap could cause more than 5,000 premature deaths, researchers estimate.
The 2D map of this “disk wind” may reveal clues to galaxy formation.
MIT chemists show the Australian wildfires widened the ozone hole by 10 percent in 2020.
By keeping data fresh, the system could help robots inspect buildings or search disaster zones.
Their technique could allow chip manufacturers to produce next-generation transistors based on materials other than silicon.
Searchable tool reveals more than 90,000 known materials with electronic properties that remain unperturbed in the face of disruption.
The stars circle each other every 51 minutes, confirming a decades-old prediction.
The discovery could offer a route to smaller, faster electronic devices.
The findings could redefine the kinds of particles that were abundant in the early universe.
Scientists propose a new mechanism by which oxygen may have first built up in the atmosphere
Among thousands of known exoplanets, MIT astronomers flag three that are actually stars.
A “grazing encounter” may have smashed the moon to bits to form Saturn’s rings, a new study suggests.
The findings could provide a new way to control chemical reactions.
A quick electric pulse completely flips the material’s electronic properties, opening a route to ultrafast, brain-inspired, superconducting electronics.
A new technique helps verify the accuracy of experiments that probe the strange behavior of atomic-scale systems.
A new understanding of how particle shape controls grain flow could help engineers manage river restoration and coastal erosion.
The design could someday enable a fully decarbonized power grid, researchers say.