MIT Science

Official account of the @MIT School of Science

[MIT Science @ScienceMIT]

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 https://t.co/lqSekSnWCW

[Omer Yilmaz @ohyilmaz]

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. https://t.co/KebbnVM2Qh

[MIT Picower Institute @MIT_Picower]

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. https://t.co/IR7QX8g0Q0 #neuroscience #biology

[MIT Science @ScienceMIT]

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 https://t.co/edp9OuWIE1

[Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) @MIT]

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. https://t.co/8WEVz69r6z

[Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) @MIT]

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

https://t.co/rErxJSaMwa

[Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) @MIT]

MIT professor of physics Pablo Jarillo-Herrero is among 10 researchers worldwide to receive this year’s prestigious Kavli Prize. https://t.co/TEomlAITgj

[Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) @MIT]

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? https://t.co/rErxJSaMwa

[The Kavli Prize @KavliPrize]

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.

[MIT Physics @MIT_Physics]

In the laboratory of physicist Pablo Jarillo-Herrero, the 'magician' of graphene: "My dream is to create a prestigious university in Spain like MIT" https://t.co/eRRIdrmglN

[MIT Physics @MIT_Physics]

Adventures Exploring the World and Unchartered Physics Territory https://t.co/3KM3xcghmn

[The Kavli Prize @KavliPrize]

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

[MIT Science @ScienceMIT]

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.” https://t.co/UAVCp9jo6W

[MIT Picower Institute @MIT_Picower]

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. https://t.co/olQ9kX6xw0 #neuroscience @ScienceMIT

[MIT Chemistry @ChemistryMIT]

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

https://t.co/t4XEua4rCQ

[Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) @MIT]

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

[MIT Chemistry @ChemistryMIT]

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!

https://t.co/6lh4mkHxX1

[Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) @MIT]

Joey Davis' work has helped reveal that unlike building a house, which happens in a prescribed sequence of steps — pouring the foundation, building the frame, putting on the roof — ribosomes can be assembled in a more flexible way.

Understanding how these structures form and later break down could help researchers learn more about how disruptions of these fundamental processes can lead to disease. https://t.co/p3LyPhsphf

[MIT EAPS @eapsMIT]

Old hack, new tricks: The Green Building Tetris hack is up and running again, thanks to the dedication of a collection of MIT students who were willing to sink countless hours and resources into redesigning the hardware.
https://t.co/ufwLrGQ0bX

[HBO @HBO]

Celebrating AAPI month with voices from across continents, cultures, and generations.

The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas premieres May 13 on @hbomax. #TheAListHBO