MEMS faculty, staff, and students spent the summer mentoring young researchers, engaging middle schoolers in STEM, and ...

Our galaxy's most abundant type of planet could be rich in liquid water due to formative interactions between magma oceans ...

It took a long time for zero to be recognised as a number at all, let alone one of the most powerful ones – but now it’s ...

College Algebra is a major barrier to degree completion, but redesigning math experiences to focus on real-world applications ...

Each year, the MacArthur Foundation announces its MacArthur Fellows or “Geniuses,” a class of researchers, scientists, artists, entrepreneurs and more who are changing the world through their endless ...

Many people know that some animals have more than two eyes, but the variety and function of these extra eyes might surprise you. From reptiles with a hidden “third eye” that senses light, to insects ...

Scientists have developed a unified theory for mathematical parameters known as gauge freedoms. Their new formulas will allow researchers to interpret research results much faster and with greater ...

CSHL Associate Professor David McCandlish (center) meets with the study’s co-authors, former CSHL postdocs Anna Posfai and Juannan Zhou, now an assistant professor at the University of Florida.

To a layperson, technology and biological life may seem like opposite poles. However, the tech industry regularly draws lessons from living organisms, striving to build tools and systems that not only ...