Associate Professor Mai Hassan documents bureaucratic systems in Eastern Africa set up for coercion, as well as roadblocks to democratic government.

People don’t randomly select who they have children with. And that means an underlying assumption in research that tries to link particular genes to certain diseases or traits is wrong.

New data suggest most of the growth in the wage gap since 1980 comes from automation displacing less-educated workers.

Atmospheric dust storms often follow wildfires and have serious impacts on human health and ecology.

Showcased in a new exhibit, student research explores the long history of South Asians at the Institute.

Given how much young people have achieved in the fight against climate crisis it’s crucial their voices are really heard at COP27.

Researchers make headway in solving a longstanding problem of balancing curious “exploration” versus “exploitation” of known pathways in reinforcement learning.

Harvard students discern why dogs do what they do in new class.

In his new book, “Life Is Hard,” MIT philosopher Kieran Setiya offers guidance for tackling the (many) problems we face.