Study: Ancient tectonic activity was trigger for ice ages
Continental shifting may have acted as a natural mechanism for extreme carbon sequestration.
New theory of deep-ocean sound waves may aid tsunami detection
Surface waves can trigger powerful sound waves that race through the deep ocean, study suggests.
Will we ever stop using fossil fuels?
Not without a carbon tax, suggests a study by an MIT economist.
Title for ‘Earth’s first animal’ likely goes to simple sea creature
Sponges may be source of molecular fossils that significantly predate Cambrian explosion.
Symposium calls for science-based climate action
Experts examine how MIT can be most effective in addressing climate-change issues.
How aerosols drive the rain
Study finds human-made aerosols exert strong influence on the geography of precipitation.
Global reductions in mercury emissions should lead to billions in economic benefits for U.S.
Benefits from international regulations may double those of domestic policy.
At COP21, finding hope for climate in the "Aerocene"
Visiting Artist Tomás Saraceno and MIT scientists join forces to confront climate crisis at United Nations conference.
Earth not due for a geomagnetic flip in the near future
Researchers find geomagnetic field intensity is double the long-term historical average.
Cracking the problem of river growth
MIT researchers find that a similar principle predicts the growth of fractures and rivers.
Study predicts bedrock weathering based on topography
Shape of a landscape determines the thickness of Earth’s life-sustaining “critical zone.”
Study: Volkswagen’s emissions cheat to cause 60 premature deaths in U.S.
Timely vehicle recall by German automaker would avoid some 130 early deaths, researchers say.
Cloud watching: Bjorn Stevens delivers 2015 John Carlson Lecture on clouds and climate change
Director of the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology describes how atmospheric water contributes to climate change.