In various tests, solo AI agents invented versions of basketball and “the floor is lava.” But were they truly playing?

A study led by Heidelberg University found that small genetic changes can give simple RNA droplets cavities, movement and cargo uptake, opening new possibilities for synthetic biology and future ...

Concerns about privacy, reproducibility and cost are prompting scientists to use models on their computers rather than in the ...

Tarun Mehta, an IIT Madras graduate and Ather Energy co-founder, once dreamed of studying at Harvard Business School but faced rejection after what he called a disastrous interview. With no Plan B, he ...

The North Carolina Education Lottery has launched its first university-branded scratch-offs, teaming with the state’s two flagship universities on a pair of $5 games. The Tar Heels and NC State ...

Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s endowment returned 10.3% in the latest fiscal year, trailing many large university funds during a period of strong gains across higher education. While the ...

On Sept. 22, the U.S. News & World Report announced that MIT would claim the top spot of its new 2027 National Universities Ranking, dethroning Princeton, which held the top spot for 15 consecutive ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. UNC and NC State launched North Carolina's first university-branded scratch-offs. Each $5 game offers two $200,000 top prizes and ...

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Energy scientist Yang Shao-Horn, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will leave the U.S. after more than three decades to join Singapore's Nanyang Technological University in ...