"It's a real validation of all the work behind the scenes," says Karl Berggren, faculty head of electrical engineering within the MIT Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS).

Indian scientists and international experts are divided over a study questioning the viability of a nuclear reactor fuel called HALEU-thorium; while critics cite safety risks, proponents argue the ...

The story seems to get stranger the further scientists delve into the origins of life. For many years, scientists thought ...