Recent articles from publications based in United States.
MIT Newsby Zach Winn | MIT News13 Jul 2026
Infrared cameras can be used to spot useful information that our eyes can’t see, such as gases escaping from a pipeline, chemicals in the atmosphere, or heat leaking from a building.
MIT Newsby Adam Zewe | MIT News13 Jul 2026
With the exploding popularity of generative artificial intelligence, many open-source models are now available online for anyone to adapt for their task, such as generating product renderings in a...
The Marshall Projectby Maurice Chammah12 Jul 2026
This essay is part of Redemption Songs, a limited-run newsletter that spotlights one song each week by incarcerated artists. Sign up now to get a new song each Sunday afternoon until September.
The Marshall Projectby Shoshana Walter11 Jul 2026
This is The Marshall Project’s Closing Argument newsletter, a weekly deep dive into a key criminal justice issue. Want this delivered to your inbox? Sign up for future newsletters.
MIT Newsby Adam Zewe | MIT News10 Jul 2026
A new study led by MIT researchers could drive the development of more energy-efficient digital displays — such as flat-screen TVs, augmented and virtual reality headsets, smartphone screens...
Narrativelyby Chris Hartnick10 Jul 2026
The best writing is visceral, descriptive in a way that feels unique and specific, and moving. This piece from Chris — the latest in our Personals section — checks all three boxes.
Anthropocene Magazineby Emma Bryce10 Jul 2026
By 2050, Scotland could reduce its meat intake by 35%, just by tweaking the diets of its highest meat consumers, a new study has found.
MIT Newsby Jennifer Chu | MIT News9 Jul 2026
Loons, gulls, puffins, and petrels are some of the 100 species of birds that can both fly and swim.
The Markupby Khari Johnson9 Jul 2026
The Markup, now a part of CalMatters, uses investigative reporting, data analysis, and software engineering to challenge technology to serve the public good.
The Marshall Projectby Beth Schwartzapfel9 Jul 2026
Some people on Ohio’s death row praised Gov. Mike DeWine for having the courage to come out against the death penalty.
The Marshall Projectby Daniella Zalcman9 Jul 2026
I spent last summer scouring the South for the products of prison labor in a strange scavenger hunt across small-town America. A freshman’s dorm mattress at Mississippi State University.
MIT Newsby Jennifer Chu | MIT News8 Jul 2026
Hydrogels are squishy, bio-friendly materials that are made mostly of water and a bit of polymer.
Anthropocene Magazineby Warren Cornwall8 Jul 2026
Whales, dolphins and porpoises are protected from hunting in most places these days. But that doesn’t mean they’re safe from fishing.
Coda Storyby Oliver Bullough8 Jul 2026
Holding the U.S. to account, Tether exits EU & Congo’s conflict coltan The United Kingdom has taken over the presidency of the Financial Action Task Force, the global standard-setter on tackling...
History of MITby Amanda Diehl | MIT Schwarzman College of Computing6 Jul 2026
As advanced medical technology gets closer to hitting consumer markets, the need for guardrails on protected usage should increase.
The Marshall Projectby Maurice Chammah5 Jul 2026
This essay is part of Redemption Songs, a limited-run newsletter that spotlights one song each week by incarcerated artists. Sign up now to get a new song each Sunday afternoon until September.
The Marshall Projectby Jamiles Lartey4 Jul 2026
This is The Marshall Project’s Closing Argument newsletter, a weekly deep dive into a key criminal justice issue. Want this delivered to your inbox? Sign up for future newsletters.
Narrativelyby Gina Rich3 Jul 2026
Happy 4th of July Weekend! Last week, we shared an emotional and lovely flash essay that came out of the Narratively Academy prompt to tell us about an act of love.
The Marshall Projectby Lauren Villagran3 Jul 2026
To say that the second Trump administration has hypercharged immigration enforcement is an understatement.
History of MITby Benjamin Daniel | School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences2 Jul 2026
On a Wednesday afternoon in April, a cohort of scholars from the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (SHASS) gathered in MIT’s Lewis Music Library.
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