Bigger storms ahead
With global warming, a study finds, tropical cyclones may become more frequent and intense.
An answer to a lunar mystery: Why is the moon’s gravity so uneven?
Simulations based on GRAIL data show how gravitational anomalies developed early in lunar history.
Finding a gecko in the crowd
A combination of crowdsourcing and computer vision could identify individuals within endangered populations.
Nine MIT faculty members elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Among 198 elected this year to the prestigious honorary society.
Islands in the rain
Researchers use volcanic islands to measure how rainfall sets the pace of landscape formation.
NASA selects MIT-led TESS project for 2017 mission
$200 million project will launch telescopes to perform full-sky search for transiting exoplanets.
A ‘green’ Sahara was far less dusty than today
Research points to an abrupt and widespread climate shift in the Sahara 5,000 years ago.
Researchers awarded $3.7 million for research on sustainable development of Kuwait’s built environment
Grant sponsored through the Kuwait-MIT Center for Natural Resources and the Environment
Huge and widespread volcanic eruptions triggered the end-Triassic extinction
Some 200 million years ago, an increase in atmospheric CO2 caused acidification of the oceans and global warming that killed off 76 percent of marine and terrestrial species on Earth.
Mapping the early history of the moon
In 41st annual Killian Lecture, Maria Zuber describes looking deep into the moon’s interior to chart its early history.
Bringing life to computer models of marine microbes
Biogeochemical modeler Mick Follows named tenured associate professor in MIT's Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences
Students witness science policy in action
MIT students participate in the final mercury talks resulting in an international treaty.
India joined with Asia 10 million years later than previously thought
New timeline suggests India’s size before this collision was much smaller than generally assumed.