Biodiversity researchers tested vision systems on how well they could retrieve relevant nature images. More advanced models performed well on simple queries but struggled with more research-specific prompts.
Professor of the practice Alan Lightman’s new book digs into the wonder of striking visual phenomena in nature.
The scientists’ wide-scale acoustic mapping technique could help track vulnerable keystone species.
The researchers identified an atomic-level interaction that prevents peptide bonds from being broken down by water.
New findings could help engineers design materials for light and heat management.
MIT CSAIL and Project CETI researchers reveal complex communication patterns in sperm whales, deepening our understanding of animal language systems.
This biology graduate student is building connections through her thesis work in mouse development and her passion for cooking and baking.
In a simple game that humans typically ace, mice learn the winning strategy, too, but refuse to commit to it, new research shows.
MIT researchers model and create an atlas for how neurons of the worm C. elegans encode its behaviors, make findings available on their “WormWideWeb.”
MIT PhD student Kathrin Kajderowicz is studying how hibernation-like states could pave the way for new hypothermic therapies.
Three-year fellowship will support Weissbourd’s research on how the C. hemisphaerica jellyfish survives and thrives by constantly making new neurons.
A new approach for identifying significant differences in gene use between closely-related species provides insights into human evolution.
C16 Biosciences, founded by MIT alumni, has developed a microbial oil to replace palm oil, whose production reaps environmental devastation.
The new findings could explain biodiversity hotspots in tectonically quiet regions.
Developing a new neuroscience model is no small feat. New faculty member Brady Weissbourd has risen to the challenge in order to study nervous system evolution, development, regeneration, and function.