Boom, crackle, pop: Sounds of Earth’s crust

MIT scientists find the sounds beneath our feet are fingerprints of rock stability.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
Oct. 9, 2023 ~8 min

As extreme downpours trigger flooding around the world, global warming's intensifying impact becomes more clear

There’s a rule of thumb that rainfall intensity increases by about 7% per degree Celsius as temperatures rise. But the increase is much higher in the mountains, scientists found.

Mohammed Ombadi, Assistant Professor of Climate and Space Sciences Engineering, University of Michigan • conversation
Sept. 19, 2023 ~7 min


As extreme downpours trigger flooding around the world, scientists take a closer look at global warming's role

There’s a rule of thumb that rainfall intensity increases by about 7% per degree Celsius as temperatures rise. But the increase is much higher in the mountains, scientists found.

Mohammed Ombadi, Assistant Professor of Climate and Space Sciences Engineering, University of Michigan • conversation
Sept. 19, 2023 ~7 min

Possible hints of life found on distant planet – how excited should we be?

The results are intriguing, but analysing the atmospheres of exoplanets is no easy task.

Ian Whittaker, Senior Lecturer in Physics, Nottingham Trent University • conversation
Sept. 13, 2023 ~7 min

Rising methane could be a sign that Earth's climate is part-way through a 'termination-level transition'

The last time methane in the air rose so fast, Greenland warmed by 10°C within decades.

Euan Nisbet, Professor of Earth Sciences, Royal Holloway University of London • conversation
Aug. 14, 2023 ~9 min

Sahara dust removes methane from the atmosphere

Dust from the Sahara desert helps remove methane from the atmosphere, a new study shows.

Gregory Filiano-Stony Brook • futurity
July 27, 2023 ~5 min

Study: The ocean’s color is changing as a consequence of climate change

The color changes reflect significant shifts in essential marine ecosystems.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
July 12, 2023 ~8 min

Revisiting timeline that pinpoints when Mars lost its dynamo

A study of magnetic fields suggests the Red Planet held water for longer than previously believed.

Clea Simon • harvard
July 11, 2023 ~6 min


Going with the flow

A new technique uses remote images to gauge the strength of ancient and active rivers beyond Earth.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
July 10, 2023 ~7 min

Effect of volcanic eruptions significantly underestimated in climate projections

Researchers have found that the cooling effect that volcanic eruptions have on Earth's surface temperature is likely underestimated by a factor of two, and

Cambridge University News • cambridge
June 23, 2023 ~5 min

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