A new computational model could explain differences in recognizing facial emotions.

The system rapidly scans the genome of cancer cells, could help researchers find targets for new drugs.

Departing from games that glorify European conquest, “Promesa” helps players understand Puerto Rico as a modern-day colony.

The Engineers post their second-highest finish in program history after claiming 11 NEWMAC titles.

Inspired by fireflies, researchers create insect-scale robots that can emit light when they fly, which enables motion tracking and communication.

Researchers at MIT have found that the brain can send a burst of noradrenaline when it requires you to pay attention to something crucial. The researchers discovered that “one important function of noradrenaline, commonly known as norepinephrine, is to assist the brain in learning from unexpected results.”

Boston Globe reporter Tim Logan spotlights MIT’s efforts to increase connections with the neighborhoods surrounding Kendall Square. MIT is “running shuttles from nearby neighborhoods to help people get to community events at its newly built plaza off Main Street, and it’s working on ways to get Cambridge kids better engaged with the MIT Museum when it reopens in its new location,” notes Logan.

“By exploiting declining costs of zero- and low-carbon energy sources in a more aggressive and focused way, the U.S. can meet its target within eight years, all while substantially reducing its dependence on fossil fuels, including high-priced gasoline, and cutting back the air pollution, climate and health impacts resulting from their combustion,” writes John Reilly, co-director emeritus of the MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change.

Professor Katharina Ribbeck and her research lab are deconstructing how glycans hidden inside mucus can work to keep specific organisms healthy.

Shirley Ann Jackson ’68, PhD ’73, president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, is featured for her work as a “transformative leader in academia, industry, and government.”