Science

Why happiness is not the best indicator of well-being

Achieving values and pursuing growth is the real secret to a fulfilled life.

Jason Crawford

How Arc Institute is bringing science into the century of biology

Stephen Johnson

A vibrant graphic illustration featuring a large leafy plant with integrated plant sensors, comic-style speech bubbles containing exclamation marks, and a round bubble depicting ants, set against a blue textured background.

Agriculture

Plant sensors could act as an early warning system for farmers

Using sensors made from carbon nanotubes, researchers discovered signals that help plants respond to stresses like heat, light, or attack.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office

Biology

Axolotls can regenerate their brains

Axolotls are a model organism researchers use to study a variety of topics in biology because of their regenerative abilities.

Ashley Maynard

Animals

World’s first cloned arctic wolf is now 100 days old

After two years of effort, China's Sinogene Biotechnology has created the world’s first cloned arctic wolf.

Kristin Houser

Genetics

Identical twins were raised in different countries. Here’s how they differ today.

After being separated as toddlers, two identical twins were raised apart in the US and South Korea.

Ross Pomeroy

Biology

When remains are found in a suitcase, forensics can learn a lot from the insects trapped within

The investigation of human remains in a suitcase can often represent a Pandora’s box, full of complicated problems.

Paola Magni

Planet Earth

1.7 billion years ago, Earth had a natural nuclear reactor

Seventeen natural sites possessing ancient nuclear reactions have now been found: evidence of Earth's first nuclear reactor.

Ethan Siegel

Meta can (kinda) guess what you’ve heard via your brain waves

Meta has created an AI that can tell what you’re hearing based on non-invasive brain scan measurements.

B. David Zarley

Physics

The true meaning of Einstein’s most famous equation: E=mc²

Although most people can name Einstein's most famous equation, E = mc², very few people can explain what it means.

Ethan Siegel

Animals

Dolphins use signature whistles to represent other dolphins – like names

Bottlenose dolphins are extremely social animals that communicate constantly, and consistently use signature whistles for one another.

Jason Bruck

CRISPR

CRISPR fully reprograms mammal genome for the first time

CRISPR has been used to rearrange the chromosomes of lab mice, a world’s first in mammals and a breakthrough in bioengineering.

Kristin Houser

Books

Is your mind just a parasite on your physical body?

What if there is nothing special about self-awareness? What if it is just evolutionary dead weight, bound to disappear soon?

Adam Frank

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