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An extensive study of U.S. cities identifies walkable neighborhoods, urban greenery, and access to amenities as key contributors to residents’ health.

The FUTUR-IC research program integrates electronics and photonics in microchip systems.

Three MIT teams took five top awards in the 2026 NASA RASC-AL Competition for designing critical elements for the moon base and future missions to Mars.

Using modern tools, they also determined that carbon tetrachloride, used as a dry-cleaning and degreasing agent as early as the 1930s, was at the root of early ozone loss.

A new study suggests flexibility in the timing of electricity consumption could lower consumer costs.

A new system, known as Murakkab, optimizes the design and deployment of multistep workflows that power AI applications.

MIT researchers developed an approach for generating more buildable structures, bridging the gap between optimized design and real-world construction.

A new model links Earth’s mass extinctions to mismatches between rates of environmental change and biological adaptation.

Fourth-year PhD candidate Perrin Davidson studies the carbon cycle to understand how the planet responds to global disturbances.