Assistant Professor César Terrer and recent visiting student Stephen Bell describe how agricultural lands that are no longer productive could play an important role in carbon sequestration.
A new study shows the carbon-capturing phytoplankton colonized the ocean by rafting on particles of chitin.
Matt Shoulders will lead an interdisciplinary team to improve RuBisCO — the photosynthesis enzyme thought to be the holy grail for improving agricultural yield.
Applying a small voltage to the walls of algae growing tanks can prevent cloudy buildup and allow more photosynthesis to happen.
If reactors are retired, polluting energy sources that fill the gap could cause more than 5,000 premature deaths, researchers estimate.
MIT CSHub Deputy Director Hessam AzariJafari is conducting vital research to investigate the impacts of concrete's carbonation across its life cycle.
J-WAFS researchers are using remote sensing observations to build high-resolution systems to monitor drought.
MIT chemists found a way to cut the carbon footprint of producing white phosphorus, an ingredient in many consumer products.
A new method for removing the greenhouse gas from the ocean could be far more efficient than existing systems for removing it from the air.
At the MIT Energy Initiative Fall Colloquium, Philip R. Sharp highlighted dramatic steps the U.S. government has recently taken to combat climate change.
Up to one-third of the carbon consumed by Prochlorococcus may come from sources other than photosynthesis.
Swirling waters replenish nutrients in open ocean, a new study finds, and could mitigate some climate change effects.
Founded by MIT chemical engineers and winner of an XPRIZE Carbon Removal milestone award, Verdox is working to move the needle on climate change.
Professor Betar Gallant approaches electrochemistry with a strong inclination, inherited from her family, to work things out independently.
Assistant Professor Ariel Furst and her colleagues are looking to DNA to help guide the process.