"Aerocene" soars at the 47th World Economic Forum | MIT News

Climate-conscious sculptures influence world perspectives in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland.

Lauren Hinkel | Oceans at MIT • mit
Feb. 9, 2017 ~9 min

Scientists estimate solar nebula’s lifetime | MIT News

Study finds the swirling gas disk disappeared within the solar system’s first 4 million years.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
Feb. 9, 2017 ~8 min


Celebrating Pauline Morrow Austin, a founder of radar meteorology | MIT News

MIT faculty, friends, and family gathered to remember Austin's life and commemorate her contributions to science with the unveiling of an exhibit in EAPS.

Lauren Hinkel | Oceans at MIT • mit
Jan. 31, 2017 ~7 min

Explained: Greenhouse gases | MIT News

Carbon dioxide isn’t the only one that matters, and the gases vary widely in potency and duration.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
Jan. 30, 2017 ~9 min

Jason Dittmann named an inaugural Heising-Simons Foundation 51 Pegasi b Postdoctoral Fellow | MIT News

Fellowship to provide scientists the opportunity to conduct theoretical, observational, and experimental research in planetary astronomy.

Helen Hill | EAPS • mit
Jan. 26, 2017 ~5 min

Study tracks “memory” of soil moisture | MIT News

First year of data from SMAP satellite provides new insights for weather, agriculture, and climate.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
Jan. 16, 2017 ~7 min

Short-lived greenhouse gases cause centuries of sea-level rise | MIT News

Through warming effects, methane and other gases impact rising seas long after leaving the atmosphere.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
Jan. 9, 2017 ~7 min

Twin wins for planetary exploration | MIT News

MIT scientists and alumni well represented on newly announced NASA asteroid missions Psyche and Lucy.

Helen Hill | EAPS • mit
Jan. 5, 2017 ~9 min


Study finds more extreme storms ahead for California | MIT News

New technique predicts frequency of heavy precipitation with global warming.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
Jan. 3, 2017 ~7 min

New study sets oxygen-breathing limit for ocean’s hardiest organisms | MIT News

Bacteria can survive in marine environments that are almost completely starved of oxygen.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
Dec. 19, 2016 ~7 min

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