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Waters from warmer latitudes, or subtropical waters, are reaching Greenland's glaciers, driving melting and likely trigg... Read more

Researchers at MIT have shown that they can genetically engineer viruses to build both the positively and negatively cha... Read more

Neuroscientists at MIT have developed a powerful new class of tools to reversibly shut down brain activity using differe... Read more

A new study led by Oregan State University shows that declining populations of "apex" predators such as wolves, lions or... Read more

New research out of Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine says that cheaters may prosper in the short term, but... Read more

Michigan State University researchers have designed robots that, in the future, could be ocean-going and cooperatively t... Read more

Princeton University researchers have come up with a new twist on the mysterious visual phenomenon experienced by humans... Read more

Longer toes and a unique ankle structure provide some sprinters with the burst of acceleration that separates them from ... Read more

A new analysis of climate risk, published by researchers at MIT and elsewhere, shows that even moderate carbon-reduction... Read more

Plants may not have eyes and ears, but they can recognize their siblings, and researchers at the University of Delaware ... Read more