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Previous studies have examined how trees react to wind, but it remains unclear whether these responses are consistent across ...

MIT engineers have discovered that exercise benefits muscles and individual neurons. When muscles contract during exercise, ...

Mutant RAS proteins drive the progression of some of the deadliest cancers, including nearly all pancreatic cancers, half of colorectal cancers, and one-third of lung cancers. These mutant proteins ...

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Nirbhay Narang ’25 has created smart glasses that use AI to provide transcriptions of conversations in real time. Credit: ...

In a collaboration, the researchers at the Wyss Institute at Harvard University and the University of Palermo have discovered a new strain of cyanobacteria. This strain, nicknamed “Chonkus,” is adept ...

Robots are intended to tackle the monotonous or undesirable jobs that we prefer to avoid. Yet, automating tasks like cleaning ...