Climate change contest selects grand prize winner
Solar panel system wins $10,000 prize for technology that makes energy and water more accessible in the developing world.
Study: Climate strategy focused on local impacts is most effective with Americans
In a recent talk at MIT, David Konisky PhD '06 explains that the term "global warming" leaves many Americans cold.
Messing with the monsoon
Study: Manmade aerosols can alter rainfall in the world’s most populous region.
Setting the course for energy technology research
At MIT, Department of Energy’s Lynn Orr lays out priorities for developing advanced energy systems.
MIT Climate CoLab announces 32 winning climate strategies
Winning ideas for solutions to climate change were crowdsourced by more than 50,000 members of the public.
A day in the sun
MIT Solar Day brings the MIT community together to preview the coming decades of solar energy innovation.
Siberian Traps likely culprit for end-Permian extinction
New study finds massive eruptions likely triggered mass extinction.
Fertilize the ocean, cool the planet?
MIT researchers find unintended consequences of an idea to stimulate ocean phytoplankton growth in order to geoengineer a cooler atmosphere.
Study provides scenarios for assessing long-term benefits of climate action
Environmental Protection Agency uses scenarios to evaluate gains for agriculture, health, and other global concerns.
“Grey swan” cyclones predicted to be more frequent and intense
Study finds some coastal regions may face a risk of unprecedented storm surge in the next century.
Can rain clean the atmosphere?
Study explains how rain droplets attract aerosols out of the atmosphere.
Paul O’Gorman: Extreme storm modeler
Atmospheric scientist tracks climate change’s effects on extreme storms.
Better estimates of worldwide mercury pollution
New findings show Asia produces twice as much mercury emissions as previously thought.