Topic
Earth and atmospheric sciences
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Mars 2020 landing site offers unique opportunities
EAPS professors Summons, Bosak, and Weiss provide insight on how the Jezero Crater can advance the study of Martian history and the search for ancient life.
November 28, 2018 -
Building the ultimate record of the ocean
Carl Wunsch continues to expand his foundational framework for understanding the behavior of worldwide oceans as a whole.
November 21, 2018 -
Study: Impact of mercury-controlling policies shrinks with every five-year delay
Toxin will accumulate in the environment, particularly in remote regions, as countries delay implementing emissions controls.
November 1, 2018 -
Addressing the possibility of life on Mars
Mars expert John Grotzinger tells the story of exploration and the search for ancient life on the red planet at the annual Carlson Lecture.
October 31, 2018 -
Simple, effective Earth-system modeling
A faster, cheaper modeling method could improve our understanding of long-term atmospheric chemistry and provide a powerful tool for risk assessment.
October 24, 2018 -
Studying the hotbed of horizontal gene transfers
Global Microbiome Conservancy research reveals surprising new insights into human gut microbiomes.
October 22, 2018 -
Arctic ice sets speed limit for major ocean current
Long-term melting may lead to release of huge volumes of cold, fresh water into the North Atlantic, impacting global climate.
October 17, 2018 -
Beach sand ripples can be fingerprints for ancient weather conditions
Experiments show shifting ripple patterns can signal times of environmental flux.
September 27, 2018 -
How Earth sheds heat into space
New insights into the role of water vapor may help researchers predict how the planet will respond to warming.
September 24, 2018 -
An extinction without warning
Study finds end-Permian extinction, which wiped out most of Earth’s species, was instantaneous in geological time.
September 18, 2018 -
How phytoplankton survive in ocean gyres with low nutrient supplies
Model of nutrient recycling may explain longstanding mystery.
September 14, 2018 -
Julien de Wit and TRAPPIST-1 science team receive NASA award
Assistant professor in EAPS and colleagues from the University of Liège were honored for groundbreaking planetary system discovery.
September 6, 2018 -
Investigating Earth’s earliest life
Graduate student Kelsey Moore uses genetic and fossil evidence to study the first stages of evolution on our planet.
August 18, 2018 -
Tiny ASTERIA satellite achieves a first for CubeSats
Measurement of an exoplanet transit demonstrates proof of concept that small spacecraft can perform high-precision photometry.
August 15, 2018 -
Study: Hole in ionosphere is caused by sudden stratospheric warming
Research led by the MIT Haystack Observatory finds arctic winter stratospheric events dramatically affect the ionosphere at night.
August 6, 2018 -
Taylor Perron named EAPS associate department head
Expert in landscape evolution will build upon the work of outgoing associate department head Tim Grove, supporting the EAPS education mission.
July 19, 2018 -
Study finds climate determines shapes of river basins
Results may help identify ancient climates on Earth or other planets.
July 17, 2018 -
Sound waves reveal diamond cache deep in Earth’s interior
Study finds 1–2 percent of Earth’s oldest mantle rocks are made from diamond.
July 16, 2018 -
Collaboration to expand the study of microbial oceanography
Simons Foundation-backed CBIOMES brings together researchers in oceanography, statistics, data science, ecology, biogeochemistry, and remote sensing.
July 10, 2018 -
Chien Wang selected to join French climate research initiative
MIT senior research scientist is one of six U.S. scientists to join French President Emmanuel Macron's "Make Our Planet Great Again" program.
May 29, 2018