Small thunderstorms may add up to massive cyclones on Saturn
New model may predict cyclone activity on other planets.
New model may predict cyclone activity on other planets.
Cycling of nitrous oxide, a potent greenhouse gas, is more intense than thought, and emissions are increasing.
Faculty, administrators, and guests gather to mark the endowment of a new professorship in the Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences.
Draining lakes are unlikely to increase the Greenland ice sheet’s contribution to sea-level rise.
New research indicates marine plankton are not only more diverse than previously thought, but also profoundly affected by their environment.
Civil and environmental engineering TREX students present their findings on Hawaii’s Mt. Kilauea to Boston Museum of Science educators.
In Compton Lecture, Nobel laureate debunks three climate change myths, suggests reframing risks.
Geologist Taylor Perron explores river networks on Earth and beyond.
MIT researchers explain mystery of India’s rapid move toward Eurasia 80 million years ago.
MIT faculty members discuss the history and science behind Earth’s warming climate, and whether anything can be done to mitigate a rising global temperature.
Director of the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology will deliver the 15th annual Henry W. Kendall Lecture.
Grants of up to $200,000 will fund environmental partnerships over the next two years.
Kilauea volcanic smog study may lead to better understanding of effects on human health, infrastructure, and environment.
Professor of civil and environmental engineering Dara Entekhabi, science team leader of NASA's SMAP satellite, marvels at the project's first snapshot of Earth.