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Even the slightest contact can spread the virus: Gwyneth Paltrow stars in Contagion.

Alchemist, originally on loan, will now call the Institute home. The sculpture was gifted to the Institute “in honor of all the alumni who have helped support MIT over the years.”

Where the Sun Sets Twice. NASA’s Kepler mission has discovered a world where two suns set over the horizon instead of just one. The planet, called Kepler-16b, is the most “Tatooine-like” planet yet found in our galaxy...

Jude Law as blogger and conspiracy theorist Alan Krumwiede in Contagion.

St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City grants visitors a grand view as they enter. The Basilica is the largest Christian church in the world and is regarded as one of Catholicism’s holiest sites.

A model of the LHC superconducting magnet displayed at the CERN Meyrin site in Geneva, Switzerland. CERN is the European Organization of Nuclear Research where the Large Hadron Collider, the world’s largest particle a...

This summer the Prudential Building lit its windows in support of the Boston Bruins prior to their Stanley Cup win in June. This was a historic victory, as it was the first time the Bruins took the Cup since 1972.

The Brickfair exhibit this past August featured intricate LEGO structures. This model from the Virginia Brickfair, “Apocalypse Area,” depicts a building with foliage growing on the collapsed structure.

Erin B. Kenney ’14 catches the ball in the women’s field hockey game this Wednesday. MIT won 4 to 1 against Gordon College after Molly K. Duffy ’14 scored twice in the first five minutes. The Engineers dominated the g...

This Virginia Brickfair exhibit shows a radioactive spill with LEGOmen in HazMat suits attempting containment.

Männlichen, Switzerland, affords tourists breathtaking mountain views. Here, you can clearly see lush green areas in lower elevations and crisp snow at much higher elevations, even in the summer months.