Ancient Amazonians intentionally created fertile “dark earth”
The rich soil holds thousands of tons of carbon, sequestered over centuries by indigenous practices, a new study suggests.
The rich soil holds thousands of tons of carbon, sequestered over centuries by indigenous practices, a new study suggests.
J-WAFS awards 2023 Solutions Grants to bring two water-related innovations to the market.
MIT researchers work to discover biodegradable polyesters, with support from the MIT Climate and Sustainability Consortium, J-WAFS, and DIC Corp.
A variety of recent events highlighted efforts by faculty, staff, and students to make a difference today.
Fifteen principal investigators from across MIT will conduct early work to solve issues ranging from water contamination to aquaculture monitoring and management.
Matt Shoulders will lead an interdisciplinary team to improve RuBisCO — the photosynthesis enzyme thought to be the holy grail for improving agricultural yield.
J-WAFS researchers are using remote sensing observations to build high-resolution systems to monitor drought.
Delegates from MIT attended COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, where international climate negotiations went down to the wire.
J-WAFS Fellows discuss their inspiration for pursuing challenges in water and food systems.
MIT spinoff Takachar converts agricultural waste into clean-burning fuel, and wins Earthshot Prize.
In a recent MISTI course, students engaged on collaborative solutions to climate, health care, and economic development in the Middle East.
Emphasizing the scope and interdisciplinary mission on which it was founded, J-WAFS has a new name: the Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab.
PhD student Zijay Tang is developing a living material that can sense and filter water contaminants.
Solutions grants will aid commercialization of novel MIT technologies to test water safety and improve agricultural productivity.
Graduate students receive J-WAFS fellowships to support research focused on improving water access for rural as well as urban communities.