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In the right place, even a less fit species can win

Published study uses mathematical models to describe the expansion of competing populations.

August 3, 2026
Categories: Research, Faculty, Graduate Students, Biophysics

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bacterial colonies

In the right place, even a less fit species can win

Categories: Research, Faculty, Graduate Students, Biophysics
Anna-Christina Eilers sits at her desk, smiling warmly at two female students who sit facing her

Looking beyond research

Categories: Awards/Honors, Profile, Faculty, Astrophysics Observation, Instrumentation, and Experiment

MIT projects selected for funding under US Department of Energy’s Genesis Mission

Categories: Research, Faculty, Nuclear Physics Experiment

MIT student leaders: Q&A with men’s soccer captain Dilin Meloni

Categories: Interview/Q&A, Undergraduates
A headshot of Megan Donahue ’85 is superimposed on a background image of galaxies.

Nebraska Native Explores Galaxies Far, Far Away

Categories: Profile, Alumni
Gas distribution around galaxies

Diffuse puffs of “missing” matter surround most galaxies

Categories: Research, Faculty, Graduate Students, Postdocs, Astrophysics Observation, Instrumentation, and Experiment

How an influx of salt may affect microbial ecosystems

Categories: Research, Faculty, Biophysics
Digital illustration of the massive star TOI-5882 pulling in a nearby, featureless brown dwarf companion surrounded by a ring of glowing space debris.

This Star Just Ate a Planet, and It’s Not Done Yet

Categories: In The News, Graduate Students, Astrophysics Observation, Instrumentation, and Experiment
candid shot of George Benedek

George B. Benedek, pioneer in experimental biophysics and physics, dies at 97

Categories: In Remembrance, Faculty, Biophysics
headshot of Iain Stewart

The White House’s damaging proposal on grants has received tens of thousands of public comments. Read six of them.

Image of the The LHCb experiment, a large assemblage of metal scaffolding and pipes in bright colors

3 Questions: Searching for new physics with “beauty” particles

Categories: Interview/Q&A, Faculty, Particle Physics Experiment

Many black holes had past lives, new research shows

Categories: Research, Faculty, Graduate Students, Astrophysics Observation, Instrumentation, and Experiment
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