Study reveals brain patterns produced by a general anesthesia drug; work could help doctors better monitor patients.

President Obama’s pick is head of the MIT Energy Initiative and a former undersecretary of energy.

Study of several dozen compounds based on a fungal chemical shows potent anti-tumor activity.

Study: Consumers avoid high-deductible plans if they expect to reduce their use of medical care.

From ‘Main Street’ firms to multinationals, improvements possible in funding of research, collaboration among manufacturers.

Massive lava flows may have given rise to two distinct rock types on Mercury’s surface.

Linguistics and biology researchers propose a new theory on the deep roots of human speech.

Quick, efficient chip cleans up common flaws in amateur photographs.

Yeast research takes a step toward production of alternatives to gasoline.

MIT researchers show how to secure widely used encryption schemes against attackers who have intercepted examples of successful decryption.