Tag: MIT
Ancient Sponges May Be Earth’s First Animals, New MIT Evidence Shows
MIT researchers traced chemical fossils in ancient rocks back to the ancestors of today’s demosponges. A team of geochemists...
Most Earthquake Energy Becomes Heat, Not Shaking
Most earthquake energy turns into heat rather than ground shaking, sometimes hot enough to melt rock in microseconds. <span...
MIT Physicists Propose First-Ever “Neutrino Laser”
Super-cooling radioactive atoms could create a laser-like neutrino beam, potentially opening a new avenue for studying these elusive particles...
MIT Gave Photosynthesis a Speed Boost – Here’s What That Could Mean for Food and Climate
MIT scientists have reengineered rubisco, the enzyme that jumpstarts photosynthesis but has long frustrated scientists with its sluggish performance....
MIT Study: Meltwater Ponds May Have Cradled Complex Life When Earth Froze Over
Modern-day environments in Antarctica contain ponds filled with life forms that closely resemble early multicellular organisms. When Earth entered...