Study suggests complex life was present on Earth 2.33 billion years ago | MIT News
New estimate predates earliest fossil evidence by 800 million years.
March 6, 2017 • ~8 min
Underwater mountains help ocean water rise from abyss | MIT News
Turbulence from seafloor topography may explain longstanding question about ocean circulation.
March 6, 2017 • ~8 min
School of Science welcomes five new professors this spring | MIT News
March 3, 2017 • ~7 min
Climate@MIT | MIT News
New online publication reports on climate science research at the Institute.
Feb. 27, 2017 • ~2 min
3Q: Maria Zuber, daughter of coal country | MIT News
MIT’s vice president for research describes how growing up in eastern Pennsylvania shaped her views on climate policy.
Feb. 27, 2017 • ~6 min
3Q: Julien de Wit on the discovery of seven temperate, nearby worlds | MIT News
Planets may harbor conditions suitable for sustaining liquid water — and thus life.
Feb. 22, 2017 • ~9 min
Getting their hands dirty: Students experience fieldwork in Hawaii | MIT News
TREX program from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering offers undergraduates the opportunity to get out in the field.
Feb. 17, 2017 • ~10 min
Modeling the unequal benefits of U.S. environmental policy | MIT News
New toolset evaluates economic impacts of ozone reduction policies for nine income groups.
Feb. 15, 2017 • ~5 min
The heart of a far-off star beats for its planet | MIT News
Scientists observe first planet-induced stellar pulsations.
Feb. 14, 2017 • ~6 min
Eight MIT faculty elected to the National Academy of Engineering | MIT News
New members have made advances in artificial skin, wireless communications, nanotechnology, hydrology, and cancer treatment.
Feb. 10, 2017 • ~5 min
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