When is it worth remanufacturing?
MIT study shows sometimes it saves energy, sometimes it doesn’t — and sometimes it makes things worse.
In the World: New water-filter factory in Ghana
After years of development, production of ceramic-pot water filters should soar with opening of new facility.
Hood appointed first Taylor Fellow
Visiting professor is an award-winning landscape architect and urban designer
A life filled with firsts
Ellen Swallow Richards, MIT’s first female graduate and faculty member, opened the door for women in science, and founded ecology and home economics along the way.
What's the price of environmental policies?
Joint Program report examines discrepancies in climate-change cost estimates
Food and Water
Researchers model the effects of competition for global water resources on agriculture.
Graduate student Forrest wins Superior Presentation Award at Sigma Xi
Honored for work on fluids with low global warming potential
A greener way to grow carbon nanotubes
Study suggests new way for manufacturers to minimize environmental impact of carbon nanotube production
The 6-percent solution
How corporations can reduce greenhouse-gas emissions through better planning.
Tracing Earth’s history
Geologists aim to improve the accuracy of their process for dating ancient rocks.
Laws of attraction
Ocean micro-organisms are shown to behave like larger animals in the presence of sulfur. Might this offer clues about the roles they play in regulating Earth’s climate?
Holdren sees opportunities in energy challenges
Presidential science adviser calls for increased energy R&D to create jobs and boost business; supports conclusions of MIT nuclear study.
Study sees changing intensity of storms from warming
Hemispheres will respond to climate change differently, with weaker summer storms in the North, study suggests.
In the World: Drinking water, from sunshine
MIT team designs solar-powered portable desalination system to use in disaster zones and remote regions.