Rover images confirm Jezero crater is an ancient Martian lake
The findings include signs of flash flooding that carried huge boulders downstream into the lakebed.
The findings include signs of flash flooding that carried huge boulders downstream into the lakebed.
Assistant professors Camilla Cattania and William Frank discuss the science behind the 2010 and 2021 earthquakes in Haiti.
Modeling tool showcases emerging MIT Joint Program research focus on multi-sector dynamics.
Over a career spanning five decades, Frey pioneered the use of new techniques to study the Earth’s mantle.
A new study shows oxygenic photosynthesis likely evolved between 3.4 and 2.9 billion years ago.
In his research, the geomorphologist seeks connections among landscape evolution, biodiversity, and human history.
The researchers hope scientists and regulators will consider a broader class of compounds in evaluating cancer risk due to PAH exposure.
Professors Noelle Selin and Anne White will co-chair the Climate Nucleus, charged with managing and implementing MIT’s new plan.
Twelve professors begin in the departments of Biology; Brain and Cognitive Sciences; Chemistry; Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences; Mathematics; and Physics.
Study shows a need to identify domestic and international pollution sources in policy design.
Researchers observe a “warming bias” over the past 66 million years that may return if ice sheets disappear.
The results could help scientists unravel the processes underlying plate tectonics.
Applied in the field, a new model reduced quakes from oil and gas processes; could help manage seismic events from carbon sequestration.
The Space Exploration Initiative supports research across and beyond MIT in two microgravity flights this spring.
Researchers find improvement in relative retention of women but predict decades of sustained effort are required to achieve gender parity.