Science

Side by side of mouse embryos. The one on the left appears to be developing normally, but the one on the right has an extra pair of legs.
Genetics
How turning off one gene causes mice to grow 6 legs
A study of embryo development in mice led to the creation of a mutant mouse fetus with an extra pair of legs in place of genitals.
Kristin Houser
A man in a suit stands next to a robotic arm with computer-brain interfaces on a stage under blue lighting.
Big Tech
In a future with brain-computer interfaces like Elon Musk’s Neuralink, we may need to rethink freedom of thought
In a future with more “mind reading,” thanks to computer-brain interfaces, we may need to rethink freedom of thought.
Parker Crutchfield
Oceans
Artificial reef designed by MIT engineers could protect marine life, reduce storm damage
An MIT team is hoping to fortify coastlines with “architected” reefs engineered to mimic the wave-buffering effects of natural reefs.
Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office
preserving food
Food
Study suggests preserving food using tech developed for organs
Kristin Houser
de-extinction
Genetics
Can the woolly mammoth save Siberia from climate change?
Kristin Houser
recycled asphalt
Engineering
UK building road with “wonder material” graphene
Kristin Houser
Virology
Molecular farming could be the future of vaccines
Amanda Winkler
Physics
Scientists observed what Einstein predicted a century ago
Teresa Carey
lab-grown beef
Food
3D printing gives lab-grown beef Wagyu marbling 
Kristin Houser
Climate Crisis
How to slay a hurricane
Amanda Winkler
mini brains
Neuroscience
Mini brains grown in the lab sprout primitive “eyes”
Kristin Houser
earthquake in haiti
Disaster Response
Major earthquake in Haiti tracked by citizen seismologists
Kristin Houser
cultured meat for pets
Food
Cultured meat for pets is about to hit store shelves
Kristin Houser