New study in @iScience_CP: How the brain keeps its options straight at decision time: Ensembles of neurons encode information to maximize clarity throughout the process. picower.mit.edu/news/how-bra… #neuroscience @mitbrainandcog @ScienceMIT

A new atlas of the striatum reveals insights into populations of neurons affected by Huntington’s disease, schizophrenia, addiction and other disorders. It could guide new drug treatments. piped.video/eQmEKrBMvmo #neuroscience @scienceMIT @mitbrainandcog

Congratulations to Nergis Mavalvala PhD '97, Dean of the MIT School of Science and Curtis and Kathleen Marble Professor of Astrophysics, on being named to the 2026 @Forbes 50 Over 50! #ForbesOver50 forbes.com/sites/maggiemcgra…

Climate-driven sea level rise is making freshwater ecosystems saltier, and @MIT_Physics researchers have uncovered how that shift could reshape the microbial communities that sustain rivers and estuaries news.mit.edu/2026/how-influx…

New study from our lab: a ketogenic diet has opposite effects on intestinal tumors in mice — accelerating them in the small intestine, suppressing them in the colon. Neither effect requires ketones — dietary lipid content drives both. rdcu.be/ftWig

We are heartbroken to have lost our founder, who provided so much inspiration, but we are all honored to carry on the science he loved so much. picower.mit.edu/news/picower… #neuroscience #biology

The universe keeps telling us that black holes exist in an "impossible" mass zone. That's leaving astronomers to find alternative origin stories for black holes via @gizmodo gizmodo.com/scientists-say-s…

For decades, neuroscientists have known that specific regions in the brain’s left hemisphere are responsible for processing language. However, a new study by MIT researchers shows that language processing also occurs in many other parts of the brain. news.mit.edu/2026/brain-lang…

For 250 years, discovery, courage, and tenacity have driven this country forward and will continue to. From medicine to infrastructure to breakthroughs we can't yet imagine, science touches every part of daily life because someone, somewhere followed their curiosity. What are you curious about?  #CuriosityOnAMission curiositymission.org/

MIT professor of physics Pablo Jarillo-Herrero is among 10 researchers worldwide to receive this year’s prestigious Kavli Prize. news.mit.edu/2026/pablo-jari…

Some of the most important things in life feel ordinary, until you stop and think about what makes them possible. A cure. A car. A comet. Someone right now is chasing answers to questions we haven't even asked yet. This is #CuriosityOnAMission. 🔬 What are you curious about? curiositymission.org/

A tiny twist can change everything. The 2026 #KavliPrize Laureates pioneered Twistronics, revealed how rotating ultra-thin materials to a precise “magic angle” unlocks extraordinary electron properties and new possibilities for quantum technologies and #nanoscience.

In the laboratory of physicist Pablo Jarillo-Herrero, the 'magician' of graphene: "My dream is to create a prestigious university in Spain like MIT" physics.mit.edu/?p=24657

Adventures Exploring the World and Unchartered Physics Territory physics.mit.edu/?p=24684

We're thrilled to announce the 2026 #KavliPrize Laureates, scientists pushing boundaries of what humanity knows in #astrophysics #nanoscience #neuroscience. They have revealed new chapters in the story of our universe, the smallest materials, and how the brain works. 1/2

Congratulations to Pablo Jarillo-Herrero! The @MIT_Physics professor shares the 2026 Kavli Prize in Nanoscience “for foundational work that established the field of twistronics.” news.mit.edu/2026/pablo-jari…

Myriam Heiman named the director of The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory. Heiman, who studies neurodegenerative diseases such as Huntington’s disease and Parkinson’s disease, will lead the institute beginning July 1. picower.mit.edu/news/myriam-… #neuroscience @ScienceMIT

Researchers in the Peng Lab use custom-built microscopy and nanotechnology to tag and follow the activity of individual proteins in real time. chemistry.mit.edu/chemistry-…

Science is Curiosity on a Mission: It includes all of us who ask "why" and make it our mission to find out. These are the discoveries that move the country forward. The pursuit of ideas that seemed impossible until they weren’t. #CuriosityOnAMission

Congratulations to Class of 2026 Seniors Eric Bi, Katelyn Howard, Nina Petulla, Jason Schuler, Alex Tang, Titus Tsai, and Amy Wang, who have all been selected for induction into @PhiBetaKappa! chemistry.mit.edu/chemistry-…