Climate change is making India’s brutal heat waves worse
Heat waves are scorching India and Pakistan this week, breaking records as the region enters…
Turning the nation’s capital into the next Kendall Square
Washington, DC, is dominated by the federal government and tourism, but Jeff Jamawat, MCP ’19,…
Uncovering the unexpected link between opioid use and memory loss
Memory contextualizes our emotions and deepens our identities. But illnesses such as dementia can wipe…
Asteroid whisperer
Andrew Rivkin ’91 has spent his career unpacking the mysteries of asteroids. “One of the…
Ocean warrior
When Manuel Moreu, SM ’78, was a child, his father was an officer in the…
Sounding the alarm on noise and health
It’s a familiar suburban problem: landscapers with gas-powered tools generate a terrible din. For Jamie…
What’s next for MIT?
At MIT, momentum is a phenomenon we understand. It also defines us as a community.…
Lost and found
Grad students Tara Boroushaki (left) and Laura Dodds of the Media Lab’s Signal Kinetics group…
Molecular monitor
Oncologists often turn to chemotherapy, an aggressive treatment that often relies on trial and error. It…
Topographies that talk
Dense, lush rainforests in the Amazon. Rivers and streams running through Appalachia’s green hills and…