The missing piece of the climate puzzle
Researchers show that a canonical view of global warming tells only half the story.
Catching air
Jimmy Gasore is working on Africa’s first high-frequency climate observatory in his native Rwanda.
Peter Molnar takes down a popular scientific theory at the 2014 John Carlson Lecture
University of Colorado at Boulder professor presented “Big Cats, Panamá, and Armadillos: A Story of Climate and Life” at the New England Aquarium.
3 Questions: The launch of the MIT Climate Change Conversation
New committee aims to catalyze community discussion on how MIT can help address climate change.
Peter Molnar to speak on big cats, Panama, and armadillos with "A Story of Climate and Life"
Geologist and 2014 Crafoord Prize-winner will deliver the 4th annual John Carlson Lecture.
George Shultz: “Climate is changing,” and we need more action
Former secretary of state — and former MIT professor — urges progress on multiple fronts.
Report: Unless we change direction, the world will warm 3-5 degrees Celsius
"2014 Climate and Energy Outlook" finds the world will be warmer, thirstier, and still dependent on fossil fuels unless 2015 climate negotiations are more effective than expected.
Voices of MIT at the People’s Climate March
Some 70 MIT students, researchers, and alumni marched in the largest climate rally in history.
How to make stronger, “greener” cement
Analysis of material's molecular structure leads to a new formula that could cut greenhouse-gas emissions.
Nature’s tiny engineers
Coral organisms use minuscule appendages to control their environment, stirring up water eddies to bring nutrients.
Snowfall in a warmer world
Study finds big snowstorms will still occur in the Northern Hemisphere following global warming.
Study: Cutting emissions pays for itself
Savings from healthier air can make up for some or all of the cost of carbon-reduction policies.
Solving the polar climate conundrum
According to MIT researchers, ocean circulation explains why the Arctic feels the effects of global warming much more than the Antarctic.