PARIS – UNESCO and the Fondation L’Oréal on Tuesday named five women researchers as laureates of the 2026 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Awards, recognizing their pioneering work in life and environmental sciences. The…
ESA’s Earth Explorer Aeolus satellite launched
ESA’s Earth Explorer Aeolus satellite has been launched into polar orbit on a Vega rocket. Using revolutionary laser technology, Aeolus will measure winds around the globe and play a key role in our quest to…
Wireless communication breaks through water-air barrier
In a novel system developed by MIT researchers, underwater sonar signals cause vibrations that can be decoded by an airborne receiver. MIT researchers have taken a step toward solving a longstanding challenge with wireless communication:…
Investigating Earth’s earliest life
In the second grade, Kelsey Moore became acquainted with geologic time. Her teachers instructed the class to unroll a giant strip of felt down a long hallway in the school. Most of the felt was…
Sprawling galaxy cluster found hiding in plain sight
MIT scientists have uncovered a sprawling new galaxy cluster hiding in plain sight. The cluster, which sits a mere 2.4 billion light years from Earth, is made up of hundreds of individual galaxies and surrounds…