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Professor Emeritus B. Clark Burchfiel, structural geologist who expanded the concept of plate tectonics, dies at 89

March 28, 2024

Categories: Community, Faculty

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

Ananda Santos Figueiredo sits at a table in front of a white board with math equations on it, smiling at the camera.

Course 1-12 spotlight: Ananda Santos Figueiredo pivots from astrophysics to climate change

March 22, 2024

Categories: Profile, Students + Postdocs

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

Roger Summons and Angel Mojarro stand together and smile at the camera.

EAPS Alumnus Angel Mojarro featured in NASA early career scientist spotlight

March 18, 2024

Categories: Alumni, Profile

Justin Cole sits on a couch in front of a whiteboard of math equations.

Course 1-12 spotlight: Justin Cole pivots from military service to climate crisis

March 15, 2024

Categories: Profile, Students + Postdocs

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

Ben Weiss appointed Robert R. Shrock Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences

February 6, 2024

Categories: Awards + Promotions, Faculty

Portraits of Julien de Wit, Matěj Peč, and David McGee edited to be side-by-side

Three EAPS Professors promoted

February 6, 2024

Categories: Awards + Promotions, Faculty

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

February 5, 2024

Categories: Climate, Faculty, Research

A group of 13 people pose at night next to a small domed telescope observatory. Mount Teide is visible behind them.

MIT Astronomy Field Camp returns to the Teide Observatory for second year

January 26, 2024

Categories: Students + Postdocs

Susan Solomon stands on a stage in front of a blue background with a microphone. She is giving an acceptance speech and is holding a gold trophy in one hand.

Susan Solomon wins VinFuture Award for Female Innovators

January 26, 2024

Categories: Awards + Promotions, Faculty

Fatima Husain stands in a lab with arm resting on table. The table has a complex machine with a cylindrical base and tubes and wires connected to the table and ceiling.

Unlocking history with geology and genetics

January 25, 2024

Categories: Life + Environments, Profile, Students + Postdocs

New tool predicts flood risk from hurricanes in a warming climate

January 24, 2024

Categories: Climate, Faculty, Natural Hazards, Research

A map of a section of Japan, including the Noto Peninsula, showing two pieces of information: one, the intensity of the January 1st earthquake getting smaller further away from the epicenter found off the coast of the Peninsula, and two, the slip amplitude, which has two intense clusters near the epicenter of 6 meters.

Q&A: What sets the recent Japan earthquake apart from others?

January 24, 2024

Categories: Faculty, Natural Hazards

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

January 17, 2024

Categories: Climate, Faculty, Research

Three separate photos of Roger Levy, Pulin Lee, and David McGee cropped together.

David McGee one of three honored with 2023 School of Science teaching prizes

January 10, 2024

Categories: Awards + Promotions, Faculty