MIT Science WritinginMIT ScopeClimate Change is Extinguishing One of Our Greatest Weapons Against WildfiresThe American West is projected to lose one-fifth of the days available to safely light prescribed burns. Researchers turn to Indigenous…Mar 20Mar 20
MIT Science WritinginMIT ScopeA look into the world of standardized patientsBy: Eva CornmanFeb 6Feb 6
MIT Science WritinginMIT ScopeSalt-loving bacteria opens new possibilities for marine microplastic researchBy combining the DNA of different bacteria, scientists have engineered a microbe that might make it easier to study marine microplastics.Feb 6Feb 6
MIT Science WritinginMIT ScopeBio-inspired surgical coatings fight infections and monitor strainResearchers have designed a surgical coating inspired by the structure of cicada wings that has both antimicrobial and strain mapping…Feb 6Feb 6
MIT Science WritinginMIT ScopeAmerica reaches troubling new phase of opioid epidemic, study saysOverdose deaths involving both fentanyl and stimulants higher than ever before detectedJan 25Jan 25
MIT Science WritinginMIT ScopeThe Hidden Labor Behind Apple PickingApple picking is a beloved fall tradition for many Americans. But just why do we love it so much — and what does it say about the ways we…Jan 24Jan 24
MIT Science WritinginMIT ScopeMonths after relentless rain, family farms improvise to fill winter storesMassive flooding left Vermonters with wet hay, forcing the farmers to adapt in the face of hungry livestock, serious illness, and the…Jan 22Jan 22
MIT Science WritingOh Rats!Emma Foehringer Merchant ’22, on the explosion of rats in the city of Cambridge, Massachusetts. Recorded in November, 2021.Oct 21, 2022Oct 21, 2022
