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Police probe possible link between MIT professor's killing and Brown University shooting - report

According to AP, the FBI had previously said it knew of no links between the cases.

Students stand in front of the Van Wickle Gates after placing flowers, following a shooting at Brown University, in Providence, Rhode Island, US December 14, 2025.
Nuno Loureiro

Israel examining possibility Iran involved in murder of nuclear scientist in US - report

People passing through MIT's campus stop to take pictures of a replica of the Wright Brothers Flyer which was placed on top of Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Great Dome by unknown pranksters, December 17, 2003 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

MIT nuclear scientist Nuno Loureiro killed inside Brookline home

Noam Chomsky

Noam Chomsky had deeper ties with Jeffrey Epstein than previously known, documents reveal


MIT researchers design bra that detects early stages of breast cancer

he study describes the device as "a nature-inspired honeycomb-shaped patch" that is equipped with a tracker that "provides for large-area, deep scanning, and multiangle breast imaging capability."

 Illustrative image of a breast cancer ribbon.

This new AI autopilot algorithm can help pilots avoid crashes - study

Researchers at MIT have developed new algorithms that could help human pilots deal with extreme near-crash events.

 An Israeli El Al plane flying above the clouds.

Scientists reveal diverse properties of asteroid Psyche

A study found that the surface of the asteroid contains a diverse range of properties.

Psyche illustration

New multiplanet system identified - study

Scientists believe the brightness of the star at the center of the system and its proximity to Earth could provide new insight into the planets and their atmospheres.

Aerial view of the East Campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) along the Charles River

Engineers build LEGO-like AI chip that could reduce electronics waste

The MIT design uses light, instead of physical wires, to transmit information through the chip.

 Illustrative image of AI.

MIT-Israel cooperation celebrated at MISTI event

 MIT and Israel

Astronomers discover a rare ’black widow’ binary star system

Astronomers know of about two dozen black widow binaries in the Milky Way. This newest candidate is 3,000 light-years from Earth.

 Artistic depiction of two neutron stars merging.

New simulation is largest, most detailed model of early universe

Named after the Etruscan goddess of the dawn, the "Thesan" model will help scientists study the complex environment of the young universe.

 Evolution of simulated properties in the Thesan model

MIT physicists create 'quantum tornadoes' out of ultracold atoms

Physicists managed to create "quantum tornadoes" similar to weather patterns in the macro world.

A spinning fluid of quantum particles breaks up into a crystal formed from swirling, tornado-like structures.

Life on Venus? Privately-funded mission set to probe Earth's neighbor for life

The Venus Life Finder Missions is a private effort by MIT researchers led by Jewish-American scientist Sara Seager and backed by Breakthrough Initiatives.

 Venus (illustrative).