Simons Foundation supports enhanced computer infrastructure for MIT's Darwin Project, which focuses on marine microbes and microbial communities.

Satellite’s cameras have been delivered by MIT researchers and passed NASA inspection.

Study ties specific interval during an extended period of volcanism to Earth’s most severe mass extinction.

Study finds ocean circulation, coupled with trade wind changes, efficiently limits shifting of tropical rainfall patterns.

Alumna and former MIT professor Lindy Elkins-Tanton is working with MIT faculty in her role as principal investigator for NASA's upcoming Psyche mission.

A 50-year dry spell has reversed, with more rain to come.

Professor of atmospheric chemistry honored for her contributions to atmospheric science.

By 2050, the Southwest will produce significantly less cotton and forage, researchers report.

Study finds large amounts of carbon dioxide, equivalent to yearly U.K. emissions, remain in surface waters.

Kenneth Strzepek applies models to help decision makers advance food security and sustainable development in a climate-compromised continent.