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The team looked for signs of potassium anomalies in rocks from Greenland and Canada and in lava deposits collected from Hawaii, where volcanoes have brought up some of the Earth’s earliest, deepest materials news.mit.edu/2025/geologist…


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LIVE: Watch @Astro_ChrisW launch aboard a Soyuz rocket to the @Space_Station, scheduled to lift off at 4:27am ET (0927 UTC).


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MIT physicists confirm that, like Superman, light has two identities that are impossible to see at once. news.mit.edu/2025/famous-do…


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A new MIT study illustrates how the brain’s executive control center tailors messages via specific circuits with other brain regions to influence them with information about behavior and internal feelings picower.mit.edu/news/prefronta… @ScienceMIT @mitbrainandcog #neuroscience


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Over the past 25 years, 100s of researchers have been trained in our labs and @SfNtweets annual conference provides a unique opportunity for our alumni to reconnect. Here are a few of our fabulous researchers, past and present, in San Diego last week!

mcgovernmit's tweet image. Over the past 25 years, 100s of researchers have been trained in our labs and @SfNtweets annual conference provides a unique opportunity for our alumni to reconnect. Here are a few of our fabulous researchers, past and present, in San Diego last week!
mcgovernmit's tweet image. Over the past 25 years, 100s of researchers have been trained in our labs and @SfNtweets annual conference provides a unique opportunity for our alumni to reconnect. Here are a few of our fabulous researchers, past and present, in San Diego last week!
mcgovernmit's tweet image. Over the past 25 years, 100s of researchers have been trained in our labs and @SfNtweets annual conference provides a unique opportunity for our alumni to reconnect. Here are a few of our fabulous researchers, past and present, in San Diego last week!
mcgovernmit's tweet image. Over the past 25 years, 100s of researchers have been trained in our labs and @SfNtweets annual conference provides a unique opportunity for our alumni to reconnect. Here are a few of our fabulous researchers, past and present, in San Diego last week!

When an asteroid threatens Earth, astronomers use Richard Binzel's Torino scale to communicate the risk via @newscientist newscientist.com/article/250107…


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A cellular atlas developed by MIT researchers details the dynamic diversity of astrocytes and provides a framework for exploring how these ⭐️shaped cells contribute to brain development, function & disease. mcgovern.mit.edu/2025/11/20/ast… Stunning astrocyte image courtesy of @meschro


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Why Is Studying Consciousness So Challenging? Prof. Ed Boyden @eboyden3 reflects on why studying consciousness remains such a profound challenge,  from the limits of measurement tools to the complexity of the brain.  🎥 Watch Episode #19 with Prof. Ed Boyden to explore how…


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How might vulnerabilities to disruptions in global #food trade impact countries' food security by 2050? MIT CS3 Research Scientist Kenneth Strzepek and colleagues from @IFPRI present latest findings at an IFPRI policy seminar in Washington D.C. tinyurl.com/3bkvx9br

mit_cs3's tweet image. How might vulnerabilities to disruptions in global #food trade impact countries' food security by 2050? MIT CS3 Research Scientist Kenneth Strzepek and colleagues from @IFPRI present latest findings at an IFPRI policy seminar in Washington D.C. tinyurl.com/3bkvx9br

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Our fourth LIGO @ego_virgo @KAGRA_PR observing run has now drawn to a close. We will be busy analysing data for a while to come—watch out for more discovery announcements. We will be back next year observing.docs.ligo.org/plan/


"This is maybe the first direct evidence that we’ve preserved the proto Earth materials," says @eapsMIT Assistant Professor Nicole Nie news.mit.edu/2025/geologist…


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Join EAPS Professor Julien de Wit online THIS Thursday, Nov 20, to learn how exoplanetary science is powering planetary defense! The MIT Alumni Forum is a FREE series for alumni and current students and postdocs. Register here: buff.ly/qQ0ZO1y @scienceMIT

eapsMIT's tweet image. Join EAPS Professor Julien de Wit online THIS Thursday, Nov 20, to learn how exoplanetary science is powering planetary defense! The MIT Alumni Forum is a FREE series for alumni and current students and postdocs. Register here: buff.ly/qQ0ZO1y @scienceMIT
eapsMIT's tweet image. Join EAPS Professor Julien de Wit online THIS Thursday, Nov 20, to learn how exoplanetary science is powering planetary defense! The MIT Alumni Forum is a FREE series for alumni and current students and postdocs. Register here: buff.ly/qQ0ZO1y @scienceMIT

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We are so excited that @HalieOlson has been recognized by @_TheTransmitter as a rising star in neuroscience! On top of her scientific accomplishments, Halie is a beloved mentor and community builder at MIT. Congrats, Halie - you make us proud! 🤩 thetransmitter.org/early-career-r…

mcgovernmit's tweet image. We are so excited that @HalieOlson has been recognized by @_TheTransmitter as a rising star in neuroscience! On top of her scientific accomplishments, Halie is a beloved mentor and community builder at MIT.  Congrats, Halie - you make us proud! 🤩 thetransmitter.org/early-career-r…

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Alnylam Pharmaceuticals has established a named fund in honor of its co-founder, an MIT Institute Professor and Nobel laureate. The Phil Sharp-Alnylam Fund for Emerging Scientists will support MIT biology graduate students and faculty. @Alnylam

MITBiology's tweet image. Alnylam Pharmaceuticals has established a named fund in honor of its co-founder, an MIT Institute Professor and Nobel laureate. The Phil Sharp-Alnylam Fund for Emerging Scientists will support MIT biology graduate students and faculty. @Alnylam

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Led by Frederick George Keyes Professor of Chemistry Danna Freedman (@danna_freedman), the MIT Quantum Initiative is taking shape, leveraging quantum breakthroughs to drive the future of scientific and technological progress. chemistry.mit.edu/chemistry-news…

ChemistryMIT's tweet image. Led by Frederick George Keyes Professor of Chemistry Danna Freedman (@danna_freedman), the MIT Quantum Initiative is taking shape, leveraging quantum breakthroughs to drive the future of scientific and technological progress.

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Become a planetary explorer! Join EAPS Professor Richard Binzel on a tour of our solar system, scaled to the length of the Infinite Corridor. This is event is FREE! Sign up before space runs out: buff.ly/T845o8e


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The KATMAP model can predict alternative cell splicing, which allows cells to create endless diversity from the same sets of genetic blueprints. @daSpliceIsRight @DavidMcWatters @LaptopBiologist news.mit.edu/2025/katmap-ne…

KATMAP infers splicing factor activity and regulatory targets from knockdown data go.nature.com/47ycrMJ

NatureBiotech's tweet image. KATMAP infers splicing factor activity and regulatory targets from knockdown data go.nature.com/47ycrMJ


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Our team designed a “dual-warhead” drug that links platinum to doxorubicin to tackle one of cancer’s toughest problems — chemoresistance. It keeps chemo inside cancer cells longer and boosts effectiveness. 🔗 rdcu.be/eLRl7


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