Using New York as a test case, the model predicts flooding at the level experienced during Hurricane Sandy will occur roughly every 30 years by the end of this century.

A low carbon abundance in planetary atmospheres, which the James Webb Space Telescope can detect, could be a signature of habitability.

2023 Global Change Outlook from the MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change quantifies benefits of policies that cap global warming at 1.5 C.

An accordion-textured clay called smectite efficiently traps organic carbon and could help buffer global warming over millions of years.

MIT researchers who share their data recognized at second annual awards celebration.

MIT scientists find the sounds beneath our feet are fingerprints of rock stability.

Study finds climate policy alone cannot meaningfully reduce racial/economic disparities in air pollution exposure.

The rich soil holds thousands of tons of carbon, sequestered over centuries by indigenous practices, a new study suggests.

The color changes reflect significant shifts in essential marine ecosystems.

A new technique uses remote images to gauge the strength of ancient and active rivers beyond Earth.