Osaka, Japan – Mitochondria are constantly dividing and fusing within our cells, reshaping themselves to keep up with the cell’s changing needs. Sometimes, though, things go awry and mitochondria can grow abnormally long. Are these…
Comparing primate vocalizations
Study shows Old World monkeys combine items in speech — but only two and never more, unlike humans. The utterances of Old World monkeys, some of our primate cousins, may be more sophisticated than previously…
New duck-billed dinosaur, Kamuysaurus japonicus, identified
The study also shed light on the origin of the Edmontosaurini clade and how it might have migrated. The dinosaur, whose nearly complete skeleton was unearthed from 72 million year old marine deposits in Mukawa Town in…
MIT report examines how to make technology work…
Task force calls for bold public and private action to harness technology for shared prosperity. Automation is not likely to eliminate millions of jobs any time soon — but the U.S. still needs vastly improved…
MIT’s fleet of autonomous boats can now shapeshift
New capabilities allow “roboats” to change configurations to form pop-up bridges, stages, and other structures. MIT’s fleet of robotic boats has been updated with new capabilities to “shapeshift,” by autonomously disconnecting and reassembling into a variety…