3 Questions: Engineering hurricane barriers of the future
Oceans at MIT interviews MIT's Chiang C. Mei about the possibility of protecting East Coast cities from future storms.
Three from MIT named Marine Microbiology Initiative investigators
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation awards given to pursue high-risk research in marine microbial ecology.
3 Questions: World energy outlook
Fatih Birol, chief economist at the International Energy Agency, talks about the future of fossil fuels and the prospects for curbing greenhouse-gas emissions.
Ocean currents play a role in predicting extent of Arctic sea ice
Discovery of feedback between sea ice and ocean improves Arctic ice extent forecast.
New method could help communities plan for climate risk
MIT researchers develop tool to assess regional risks of climate change, potential impacts on local infrastructure and planning.
Sitting still or going hunting: Which works better?
If you’re a microbe floating in the ocean, there’s no single best strategy for getting food, MIT research shows.
The mathematics of leaf decay
A mathematical model reveals commonality within the diversity of leaf decay.
Climate change: a developing challenge for poor nations
MIT and U.N. researchers team up to tackle some of the heftiest climate change challenges developing countries will face as they confront an uncertain future.
What the past teaches: meeting today’s global environmental challenges
Atmospheric science pioneer Susan Solomon speaks on past environmental accomplishments, technology’s role and how history should be our guide to meeting today’s global challenges.
When it rains, it pours
Study estimates rate of intensification of extreme tropical rainfall with global warming.
Study maps pollution’s pathway to the Arctic, sets path for future research
MIT researchers have built a model that will be further developed as part of an NSF-funded project to track how chemicals get to remote Arctic environments.
The economic cost of increased temperatures
Study: Warming episodes hurt poor countries and limit long-term growth.
DUSP, Consensus Building Institute team awarded grant for climate change role-play project
Awarded $637,000 to develop joint project.
Getting the price right on climate
IMF-MIT study shows immediate — but realistic — actions are needed to confront climate change.