Michael Liebreich sees shift to cleaner energy as inevitable
Chief executive officer of Bloomberg New Energy Finance says clean energy will eventually be the norm.
The right’s resistance to regulation
Book details how conservatives have changed the terms of the environmental debate in recent decades.
Susan Solomon wins international climate award
MIT professor honored by BBVA for discovering links between atmosphere, climate and human activity.
Tackling a global warming conundrum
MIT professor and colleagues address major issue in climate science: greenhouse gases versus aerosols.
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.