Q&A: Are far-reaching fires the new normal?
As Canada’s wildfires continue to be felt downwind, MIT experts weigh in on what to expect in the coming months, with wildfire season underway.
As Canada’s wildfires continue to be felt downwind, MIT experts weigh in on what to expect in the coming months, with wildfire season underway.
The new findings could explain biodiversity hotspots in tectonically quiet regions.
Ali Jadbabaie and Robert van der Hilst discuss how a new joint degree program in climate system science and engineering will prepare students to solve global-scale environmental problems.
Geobiologist Greg Fournier seeks to uncover the conditions leading to the emergence of life.
Assistant professor of nuclear science and engineering Haruko Wainwright believes environmental monitoring can empower citizens to make informed decisions about their energy and environment.
MIT chemists show the Australian wildfires widened the ozone hole by 10 percent in 2020.
The MIT senior will pursue graduate studies in earth sciences at Cambridge University.
A new method for removing the greenhouse gas from the ocean could be far more efficient than existing systems for removing it from the air.
Since 1968, the MIT-WHOI Joint Program has provided research and educational opportunities for PhD students seeking to explore the marine world.
Using sand and rock, MIT senior Aviva Intveld tells stories of ancient climates.
Health benefits of using wind energy instead of fossil fuels could quadruple if the most polluting power plants are selected for dialing down, new study finds.
Scientists have confirmed that a “stabilizing feedback” on 100,000-year timescales keeps global temperatures in check.
Up to one-third of the carbon consumed by Prochlorococcus may come from sources other than photosynthesis.
The MIT professor combines geophysics and geology to understand what’s happening beneath the crust.
Refining current opacity models will be key to unearthing details of exoplanet properties — and signs of life — in data from the powerful new telescope.