The study, from MIT Lab scholars, measured the brain activity of subjects writing SAT essays with and without ChatGPT.

A new MIT study suggests that greenhouse gas emissions are altering the space where satellites operate. Most satellites orbit in the thermosphere, a layer of Earth's upper atmosphere. Naturally, this ...

For generations, adults with amblyopia were told their vision loss was permanent, a childhood problem that medicine could not meaningfully reverse later in life. A new wave of research from MIT and ...

A new AI model designs peptides (short proteins) that are targeted by enzymes called proteases, which are overactive in cancer cells. Nanoparticles coated with these peptides can act as sensors that ...

The widely used 6-foot rule is too little to stop COVID-9 exposure indoors, MIT researchers found. The risk of exposure from an infected person is similar at 6 feet and 60 feet, one researcher said.

Neuroscience discoveries of the biological brain are important not only because they may lead to novel therapeutics to treat brain disorders, but also because they may serve as models for artificial ...

A groundbreaking MIT study reveals high-fat diets significantly increase liver cancer risk. Researchers found prolonged ...

Many empty seats aboard an American Airlines flight from New Orleans to Charlotte, North Carolina are seen on May 15, 2020. A New MIT Study says that there is increased risk when airlines fill all ...

Signs in New York City urge people to "practice social distancing" and stay six feet apart from each other. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images) Some people on social media are trying to put the six ...

Good news for adrenaline junkies. An adrenaline burst could help scientists learn when we experience surprises due to the hormone noradrenaline, or norepinephrine. A study conducted at the ...

Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology used functional MRI scans to track which brain regions activated when 176 young adults watched scenes from "The Social Network," "Home Alone" ...

For decades, physicists taught that superconductivity and magnetism could not share the same space. One state should destroy ...