New MIT tool pinpoints policy combinations that maximize health benefits.

Astronomers have found a way to determine an asteroid’s interior structure based on how its spin changes during a close encounter with Earth.

Swirling waters replenish nutrients in open ocean, a new study finds, and could mitigate some climate change effects.

A “grazing encounter” may have smashed the moon to bits to form Saturn’s rings, a new study suggests.

Refining current opacity models will be key to unearthing details of exoplanet properties — and signs of life — in data from the powerful new telescope.

In a long-studied population of wandering albatrosses, females are less likely to stick with a shy mate.

The moon sustained twice as many impacts as can be seen on its surface, scientists find.

With over 200 published papers, multiple books, and countless media appearances, Emanuel’s 41 years at MIT have been marked by influential research into hurricane formation and climate change outreach.

The varied surface suggests a dynamic history, which could include metallic eruptions, asteroid-shaking impacts, and a lost rocky mantle.

MIT research highlights the opportunity to rethink global air quality guidelines.