News + Impact - MIT EAPS

A large bright yellow star is in the top left. On bottom right, a planet in blue and purple moves quickly, and whisps of clouds trail it.

Astronomers spot a giant planet that is as light as cotton candy

May 14, 2024

Categories: Planets, Research

Study: Heavy snowfall and rain may contribute to some earthquakes

May 8, 2024

Categories: Climate, Faculty, Landscapes + Planetary Interiors, Natural Hazards, Research

Geologists discover rocks with the oldest evidence yet of Earth’s magnetic field

April 24, 2024

Categories: Faculty, Landscapes + Planetary Interiors, Planets, Research

Ask MIT Climate: How do we know how much CO2 was in the atmosphere hundreds of years ago?

April 23, 2024

Categories: Climate, Faculty, Research

Ask MIT Climate: What are the biggest challenges and innovations for new climate models?

April 11, 2024

Categories: Climate, Faculty, Research

Two men in hardhats and safety vests, seen from behind, inspect a forest of electrical pylons and wires on a cloudless day.

Atmospheric observations in China show rise in emissions of a potent greenhouse gas

March 28, 2024

Categories: Climate, Faculty, Health of the Planet, Research

In darkness, thumbs hold two small spherical and one small cube objects that light up in vivid yellow, red, and green.

With a new experimental technique, MIT engineers probe the mechanisms of landslides and earthquakes

March 25, 2024

Categories: Faculty, Landscapes + Planetary Interiors, Natural Hazards, Research

Venus in space with multi-colored amino acid molecules in its atmosphere.

Study: Life’s building blocks are surprisingly stable in Venus-like conditions

March 20, 2024

Categories: Faculty, Life + Environments, Planets, Research

Ask MIT Climate: Does global warming affect the coldest days or the hottest days more?

March 15, 2024

Categories: Climate, Faculty, Research

Rendering shows the Perseverance on the rocky brown surface of Mars. The Perseverance resembles a go-cart and has 6 wheels and an arm extending that houses the drill. The top of the Perseverance has a long neck and a camera on top.

Study determines the original orientations of rocks drilled on Mars

March 4, 2024

Categories: Faculty, Planets, Research

Study: Global deforestation leads to more mercury pollution

February 12, 2024

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

Ask MIT Climate: Is today’s climate change similar to the natural warming between ice ages?

February 5, 2024

Categories: Climate, Faculty, Research

New tool predicts flood risk from hurricanes in a warming climate

January 24, 2024

Categories: Climate, Faculty, Natural Hazards, Research

Ask MIT Climate: How do we know how long carbon dioxide remains in the atmosphere?

January 17, 2024

Categories: Climate, Faculty, Research

A carbon-lite atmosphere could be a sign of water and life on other terrestrial planets, MIT study finds

December 28, 2023

Categories: Faculty, Life + Environments, Planets, Research

Accelerated climate action needed to sharply reduce current risks to life and life-support systems

December 6, 2023

Categories: Climate, Research

A mineral produced by plate tectonics has a global cooling effect, study finds

November 30, 2023

Categories: Climate, Landscapes + Planetary Interiors, Research

Climate Explained: Enhanced rock weathering

November 9, 2023

Categories: Climate, Faculty, Landscapes + Planetary Interiors, Natural Resources, Research

Ask MIT Climate: Why do we blame climate change on carbon dioxide, when water vapor is a much more common greenhouse gas?

November 3, 2023

Categories: Climate, Faculty, Research

Ask MIT Climate: Will climate change drive humans extinct or destroy civilization?

October 20, 2023

Categories: Climate, Faculty, Research