The aerosols conundrum
Research shows that aerosols not only cool, but also heat the planet — a finding that may cloud the validity of climate-change models.
3 Questions: John Marshall on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill
An MIT oceanographer discusses why ‘we have never had a spill like this’ — and what that means for cleanup efforts.
Weather in a Tank
A curriculum built around a rotating-tank experiment could improve weather and climate education