If you have ever let your mind “wander”, you have relied on the brain’s default mode network (DMN).
A new computational method that tracks multiple protein modifications promises to shed new light on unsolved biomedical problems
A new study links very dry and very humid indoor environments with worse Covid-19 outcomes.
MIT CSAIL researchers solve a differential equation behind the interaction of two neurons through synapses to unlock a new type of speedy and efficient AI algorithm.
An MIT study finds that children from different socioeconomic backgrounds tend to have different brain patterns associated with reading difficulty.
A new technique for studying liver cells within an organism could shed light on the genes required for regeneration.
A technique that transforms the metals’ microscopic structure may enable energy-efficient 3D printing of blades for gas turbines or jet engines.
Five-hundred years ago, the great artist and engineer Leonardo da Vinci wrote, "The foot is a masterpiece of engineering and a work of art."
An anti-aging gene discovered in a population of centenarians has been shown to rewind the heart's biological age by 10 years.
Chloroplasts finally can hope for sex!
Sequestration of plant toxins by monarch butterflies leads to reduced warning signal conspicuousness
Children with persistent speech disorder have greater difficulty than their peers in making friends and maintaining relationships, according to new research.
Dolphins working collaboratively are less successful in the presence of sound generated by humans, a University of Bristol-led team of researchers have shown.
Our immune systems react most strongly to the viral strains we encountered in our childhoods.
Cells jostling for a spot in a germinal center face a cutthroat admissions process.
The male reproductive system serves as a hotspot for the emergence of new genes.
A protein commonly found at high levels in lung cancer cells controls a major immunosuppressive pathway that allows lung tumors to evade immune attack, according to a study led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine.
Using artificial intelligence, Cornell engineers have simplified and reinforced models that accurately calculate the fine particulate matter (PM2.5)
Morgan Ruelle, M.S. ’10, Ph.D. ’15, was living in the remote mountains of Ethiopia in 2011, researching his dissertation on food diversity, when he kept hearing about a crop that confused him.
As seasoned gardeners know, broccoli heads don’t develop properly and can resemble cauliflower when grown in higher temperatures.