China’s Everest obsession: following Mallory’s footsteps a century on, I saw how tourism and climate change are transforming the mountain

A century after the disappearance of explorer George Mallory, his photos and diary offer a valuable baseline for investigating impacts of tourism and climate change on the Tibet side of Everest.

Carl Cater, Associate Professor in Tourism Marketing, Swansea University • conversation
June 13, 2025 ~28 min

Decarbonizing steel is as tough as steel

But a new study shows how advanced steelmaking technologies could substantially reduce carbon emissions.

Mark Dwortzan | Center for Sustainability Science and Strategy • mit
June 11, 2025 ~4 min


Numbers tell one story about climate change. People tell another.

Policy expert Dustin Tingley studies transition to renewable energy, knows from work, life how economic shifts rattle through communities

Harvard Gazette • harvard
June 10, 2025 ~12 min

“Each of us holds a piece of the solution”

Campus gathers with Vice President for Energy and Climate Evelyn Wang to explore the Climate Project at MIT, make connections, and exchange ideas.

Office of the Vice President for Energy and Climate • mit
June 10, 2025 ~4 min

How the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ positions US energy to be more costly for consumers and the climate

Some technologies could rapidly cut emissions, while others do little to fight climate change. The House bill favors the latter while nixing support for the former.

Daniel Cohan, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rice University • conversation
June 10, 2025 ~10 min

New facility to accelerate materials solutions for fusion energy

MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center to establish the Schmidt Laboratory for Materials in Nuclear Technologies.

Julianna Mullen | Plasma Science and Fusion Center • mit
June 9, 2025 ~8 min

Coral reefs face an uncertain recovery from the 4th global mass bleaching event – can climate refuges help?

As baby corals float in the currents, they can expand their species’ range. But can they get to climate refuges fast enough to survive? A new study has good news and bad.

Noam Vogt-Vincent, Postdoctoral Fellow in Marine Biology, University of Hawaii • conversation
June 6, 2025 ~8 min

The atmosphere is getting thirstier and it’s making droughts worse – new study

A new study shows that rising ‘atmospheric thirst’ is responsible for about 40% of the increase in drought severity over the last four decades.

Solomon Gebrechorkos, Reserach Fellow in Climate Change Attribution, University of Oxford • conversation
June 4, 2025 ~6 min


Why climate is an everyday story – but media coverage still spikes around special environment days and UN summits

International media reporting of the world’s most climate-vulnerable nations is sporadic.

Sanam Mahoozi, PhD Candidate in Journalism, City St George's, University of London • conversation
June 4, 2025 ~7 min

Study helps pinpoint areas where microplastics will accumulate

Biofilms deposited by living organisms reduce the accumulation of small particles, while areas of bare sand can be microplastics hotspots.

David L. Chandler | MIT News • mit
June 4, 2025 ~6 min

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