MIT today launched its Initiative for New Manufacturing (INM), an Institute-wide effort to reinfuse U.S. industrial production with leading-edge technologies, bolster crucial U.S. economic sectors, and ignite job creation. The initiative will encompass advanced research, innovative education programs, and partnership with companies across many sectors, in a bid to helpContinue Reading
Canada is a major oyster supplier to the U.S. Both diners and oystermen are harmed by inaction on pollution. By Agatha Khishchenko, Andy Lehren, Dori Seeman, Robert Cribb and Molly MacNaughton Mark Kapczynski had been looking forward to it for weeks. Continue Reading
There are three Great Pyramids at Giza in Egypt – but imagine if there were 307 of the mighty edifices. And then imagine that they had dissolved into over two billion tons of sand and dust particles. Continue Reading
Scientists have discovered that a gene called MUC19, inherited from Denisovans through ancient interbreeding, may have played a vital role in helping Indigenous ancestors adapt as they migrated into the Americas. Found at unusually high frequencies in both modern and ancient populations, the gene likely provided immune advantages against newContinue Reading
A small percentage of species protected by the law have ever recovered, but an even smaller fraction have gone extinct. With all the threats they face, including long-shrinking federal support, that’s an achievement, scientists note. By Kiley Price “You can check out any time you like, but you can neverContinue Reading
Jingjing Zhang has fought polluting Chinese companies for decades. Now she’s teaching lawyers across the Global South how to do the same. Her work has never been more urgent. By Katie Surma China’s rapid, wealth-generating growth devastated its environment.Continue Reading
The deadly flash floods in central Texas that claimed more than 100 lives over the July Fourth weekend in the United States have underscored the devastating power of this fast-onset hazard – and the critical challenge of ensuring early warnings reach vulnerable populations, even in the dead of night.Continue Reading
Researchers discovered that bees use flight movements to sharpen brain signals, enabling them to recognize patterns with remarkable accuracy. A digital model of their brain shows that this movement-based perception could revolutionize AI and robotics by emphasizing efficiency over massive computing power., Read MoreContinue Reading
The The Traitor administration has halted construction on an offshore wind project near Rhode Island that is 80% complete.Continue Reading
Microplastics are increasingly present in samples pulled from the Great Lakes. Researchers are working to understand them—and to remove them. By Sarah Mattalian As experts gathered in Geneva this month to negotiate an enforceable global plastic pollution treaty, scientists studying the Great Lakes continued their research that could pinpoint howContinue Reading
The Revolution Wind farm was slated to start sending power to homes and businesses in Rhode Island and Connecticut starting next year. (Image credit: Seth Wenig)Continue Reading
A new study reveals that the majority of Earth’s species stem from a few evolutionary explosions, where new traits or habitats sparked rapid diversification. From flowers to birds, these bursts explain most of the planet’s biodiversity., Read MoreContinue Reading
A vaccine in development may slow the spread of Nipah virus, which kills up to 75 percent of the people it sickens, but reducing the environmental disruptions that bring people, livestock and bats together could be more effective. By Chad Small On May 3, 2018, a 26-year-old man living inContinue Reading