British anti-terrorism authorities charged five men on Thursday with conspiring to build a bomb from 1,000 pounds of explosive material to be used against unspecified targets. The charges, along with ...

The New York Times -- House and Senate negotiators said they had reached an agreement Thursday on a bill that would save companies an estimated $80 billion in pension contributions over the next two ...

Great warriors had coup d’oeil in abundance. Great warriors used it to predict what the opponent would do. Alexander the Great called it his “hope,” Caesar called it his “luck,” and Napoleon called it ...

MIT’s Women’s Gymnastics team placed third against two strong opponents on Feb. 19, finishing just behind local Division I opponent University of Massachusetts 175.175-178.45. The University of Alaska ...

In Greek mythology, the muses presided over the arts and sciences, inspiring others to excel in these endeavors. On Saturday night, the audience in 10-250 beheld an MIT Muses offering that was nothing ...

Nearly 80 departments and labs will host a total of 380 activities in 170 spaces around campus for 20,000 visitors on April 23 in an open house to commemorate the 100th anniversary of MIT’s move to ...

Ask Pius A. Uzamere II ’04 any question about MIT, politics, weather, or sports, and you’re likely to get the same response: “Hold on, I’m busy.” Most of Uzamere’s days are spent dashing about not ...

Director Cameron Crowe (Jerry Maguire, Almost Famous) and actor Tom Cruise took time out to talk to The Tech about their latest venture, Vanilla Sky. Throughout the interview, Cruise found it in his ...

THE WASHINGTON POST -- Scientists have for the first time created a healthy clone of an endangered species, offering powerful evidence that cloning technology can play a role in preserving and even ...

The Fourteenth “1st Annual Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony” took place Thursday night in Sanders Theatre at Harvard University. Ten Ig Nobel Prizes were awarded in the subjects of Medicine, Physics, Public ...

In response to complaints of cultural insensitivity from members of the MIT community, the Institute has removed an entire OpenCourseWare class linked from a featured spotlight article on MIT’s main ...

America is the land of opportunity. If I work hard enough, I can be whatever I want to be. If I truly want something, I can get it. I will work hard and grow up to be whatever it is that makes me ...