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Even with "rapid vaccine rollout," total coronavirus deaths in the country could reach around 328,516 by Christmas, according to the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington.

Total active coronavirus cases in the U.S. are projected to reach over 3.9 million by January 10, according to forecasts from researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

A new study said 40 percent of American lives lost by June 1 could have been saved if a mask mandate for public-facing workers was introduced in early April.

"The order came down without notice—its cruelty surpassed only by its recklessness," said Harvard President Larry Bacow.

This summer, don't complain about the humidity: it appears to help the lungs and immune system repel invading viruses and keep them from replicating.

This could potentially indicate that the number of confirmed cases in the area served by the wastewater facility in the study are a "significant" underestimate.

"If we can convert that energy into an energy source we can use for daily life, that would help to address the energy challenges we are facing right now," said MIT scientist Hiroki Isobe.

The star, HD74423, is being distorted by a red dwarf that forms part of its binary system.

The federal dragnet is so massive that investigators have given the case the code name "Lurking Giants."

"This groundbreaking work signifies a paradigm shift in antibiotic discovery and indeed in drug discovery more generally," said researcher Roy Kishony.

"It's like a preemptive strike, with less mess," study author Sung Wook Paek said.

Scientists believe the dynamo ceased after the core fully crystallized.

Personal food computers developed by the Open Agricultural Initiative in MIT's Media Lab and sent to Syrian refugee camps in Amman, Jordan have been revealed to be nonfunctional.

The material, which is 10 times blacker than anything produced before, was used to hide a diamond at an art exhibition at the New York Stock Exchange.

A new exposé by Ronan Farrow alleges that the MIT Media Lab worked to keep Epstein's donations off the books.

Scientists analyzed the Temple Scroll to work out how it had been preserved so well for 2,000 years.

Scientists have predicted which years could be the most dangerous for worshippers.

The wing can deform itself to adapt to different situations.

The creatures "can reversibly enter a state where outwardly observable signs of metabolic activity are paused under conditions that are essentially incompatible with life."

Scientists say the lobster membrane is one of the toughest hydrogels in the world.

The oligarch was invited to join MIT's board of trustees in 2013.

Breakthrough paves the way for quieter aircraft that do not produce combustion emissions.

Who comes out on top: Ivy League or Oxbridge? Find out as we count down the top 50 universities in the world in 2018.

MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory may soon put an end to boring chores.

Researchers hope to harness the body's own defenses to fight potentially deadly bacteria.

It's a 90-pound robot that resembles the frame of a Rottweiler.

The United States has the top four, but which university is number one?

The president told reporters he used to discuss nukes with his uncle "all the time."

Norman "suffered from extended exposure to the darkest corners of Reddit" to illustrate "the dangers of artificial intelligence gone wrong."

The device could be ready for doctors to use in just five years, according to an expert.