Saharan dust in the wind Scientists find huge reduction in African dust plume led to stronger Saharan monsoons 11,000 years ago. November 23, 2016 Read full story →
Ira Dyer, professor emeritus of ocean engineering, dies at 91 Former head of MIT's Department of Ocean Engineering is remembered for his innovation, entrepreneurship, and vision for ocean engineering. October 25, 2016 Read full story →
Raffaele Ferrari receives Cody Award in Ocean Sciences EAPS professor honored for excellence in oceanography. October 4, 2016 Read full story →
Researchers find explanation for interacting giant, hidden ocean waves Better simulations of internal tides may benefit sonar communications, protect offshore structures, and more. September 28, 2016 Read full story →
Study finds increased ocean acidification due to human activities More anthropogenic carbon in the northeast Pacific means weaker shells for many marine species. September 7, 2016 Read full story →
Girls Who Build Cameras workshop sparks future engineers High school girls learn to construct cameras and program image filters at Lincoln Laboratory event. July 12, 2016 Read full story →
Klaus Biemann, professor emeritus of chemistry, dies at 89 Regarded as the father of organic mass spectrometry, longtime MIT professor solved many problems in protein structure. June 9, 2016 Read full story →
Willem Malkus, professor emeritus of mathematics, dies at 92 Longtime MIT professor and pioneer in fluid dynamics made fundamental contributions to applied mathematics. June 8, 2016 Read full story →
DNA markers tell the story of deep sea adaptation Santiago Herrera studies the genome to establish new connections between species living in the deep sea. March 18, 2016 Read full story →
New theory of deep-ocean sound waves may aid tsunami detection Surface waves can trigger powerful sound waves that race through the deep ocean, study suggests. March 1, 2016 Read full story →
Water management in a changing environment MIT Water Summit presents insights, innovations, and solutions to protect our world’s most abundant natural resource. December 4, 2015 Read full story →
MIT will be the hub of the universe for science writers this October Conference hosted by MIT-SHASS and the Knight Science Journalism fellowship program is the largest annual gathering of science communicators in the U.S. September 9, 2015 Read full story →
Predicting the shape of river deltas New method may help engineers determine coastal impact of dams and levees. July 22, 2015 Read full story →
Louis Howard, professor emeritus of mathematics, dies at 86 Influential mathematician and professor made fundamental contributions to subjects including hydrodynamic stability and geophysical flows. July 13, 2015 Read full story →