From nuclear proliferation to climate change, Richard K. Lester taps research talent to map a path toward a sustainable planet.

Faculty leaders highlight innovations that can close longstanding knowledge gaps and reimagine how the world responds to the climate crisis.

MIT scientists hope to deploy a fleet of drones to get a better sense of how much carbon the ocean is absorbing, and how much more it can take.

Faculty leaders detail promising technologies, materials, and methods that could help unlock a low-carbon future in sectors where emissions are hardest to cut.

A new membrane material could make purification of gases significantly more efficient, potentially helping to reduce carbon emissions.

A focus on raw intellectual talent may unintentionally create a cutthroat workplace culture. New research suggests women’s preference to avoid that environment may contribute to gender gaps in some fields.

Faculty leaders describe their efforts to develop potentially game-changing tools.

Faculty leaders discuss the opportunities and obstacles in developing, scaling, and implementing their work rapidly.

A subset of the finalists will be announced as multiyear flagship projects this spring.

We analysed data from almost 88,000 matches played over 26 years across 11 major European leagues. This is what we found.