News + Impact - MIT EAPS

Wind turbines on the top of a hill.

A healthy wind

December 2, 2022

Categories: Climate, Faculty + Senior Researchers, Health of the Planet, Research

In the dark ocean, a cartoon illustration shows a green oval microbe Prochlorococcus eating a dead purple microbe that looks like a Cheeto. A few other microbes appear in background.

Ocean microbes get their diet through a surprising mix of sources, study finds

November 3, 2022

Categories: Climate, Health of the Planet, Life + Environments, Research

Photo of pedestrians at a tree-lined intersection, all seen through a polluted haze in Anyang City, China

Coordinating climate and air-quality policies to improve public health

October 26, 2022

Categories: Climate, Faculty + Senior Researchers, Health of the Planet, Research

Purple and teal video still details the eddies, mapped using contour lines and color, of the North Pacific Ocean, around a tiny Hawaii, in black.

Small eddies play a big role in feeding ocean microbes

October 3, 2022

Categories: Health of the Planet, Life + Environments, Research

Study finds natural sources of air pollution exceed air quality guidelines in many regions

June 7, 2022

Categories: Health of the Planet, Research

Ocean vital signs

April 5, 2022

Categories: Climate, Faculty + Senior Researchers, Health of the Planet, Research

Q&A: Climate Grand Challenges finalists on accelerating reductions in global greenhouse gas emissions

March 17, 2022

Categories: Health of the Planet, Research

Study reveals chemical link between wildfire smoke and ozone depletion

March 1, 2022

Categories: Health of the Planet, Research

Understanding air pollution from space

January 9, 2022

Categories: Faculty + Senior Researchers, Health of the Planet, Profile

Scientists project increased risk to water supplies in South Africa this century

November 5, 2021

Categories: Climate, Faculty + Senior Researchers, Health of the Planet, Life + Environments, Research

MIT collaborates with Biogen on three-year, $7 million initiative to address climate, health, and equity

November 3, 2021

Categories: Climate, Faculty + Senior Researchers, Health of the Planet, Life + Environments, Research

Study: Global cancer risk from burning organic matter comes from unregulated chemicals

September 22, 2021

Categories: Health of the Planet, Life + Environments, Research

Smarter regulation of global shipping emissions could improve air quality and health outcomes

August 12, 2021

Categories: Health of the Planet, Life + Environments, Research

Floating robots capture data from the planet’s warming oceans

August 09, 2021

Categories: Alumni, Health of the Planet, Landscapes + Planetary Interiors, Research

Arlene Fiore appointed first Stone Professor in Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences

June 11, 2021

Categories: Awards + Promotions, Climate, Faculty + Senior Researchers, Health of the Planet

Ozone-depleting chemicals may spend less time in the atmosphere than previously thought

May 18, 2021

Categories: Health of the Planet, Research

Clear data for clear air: data science gives new insight into air pollution in the US

May 10, 2021

Categories: Health of the Planet, Research

The big picture

April 22, 2021

Categories: Climate, Faculty + Senior Researchers, Health of the Planet, Natural Hazards, Research

Deep diving into seawater

April 22, 2021

Categories: Health of the Planet, Research, Students + Postdocs

Study reveals uncertainty in how much carbon the ocean absorbs over time

April 5, 2021

Categories: Health of the Planet, Research