Can antipoverty programs work globally?

Leaders of MIT's Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), one of world's foremost centers for…

Turning the climate tide by 2020

The world needs high-speed climate action for an immediate bending -- down of the global greenhouse…

How are long strands of DNA packed into tiny cells?

Scientists are a step closer to understanding how our DNA is squeezed into every cell in…

3,000-year-old textiles are earliest evidence of chemical dyeing in the Levant

Archaeologists have revealed that cloth samples found in the Israeli desert present the earliest evidence of…

Combating chronic kidney disease with exercise

A research team is combating chronic kidney disease (CKD) with exercise. The team had patients engage…

CT technology shows how blood flow can predict effectiveness of ovarian cancer treatment

Technology can provide a new window into whether or not patients are responding to treatment for…

Bacteria-coated nanofiber electrodes clean pollutants in wastewater

Researchers may have created an innovative, cost-competitive electrode material for cleaning pollutants in wastewater.

Boaty McBoatface returns home from abyss

Researchers have captured unprecedented data about some of the coldest abyssal ocean waters on earth -…

Valuable substances extracted from conifer stumps and roots

The stumps and roots of coniferous trees contain extractives which can be processed into highly valuable…

Heart attack shown to be ‘systemic condition’

An acute heart attack should not be viewed in isolation – myocardial infarction is a "systemic"…