As a child, a civil war drove Mlen-Too Wesley out of Liberia. As an adult, he has returned and is applying what he learned in an MITx MicroMasters program to help the West African nation thrive.

Arts-based research methods are bringing fresh perspectives as the world seeks much-needed solutions to plastic pollution.

The new global plastics treaty needs to tackle inequalities that surround how plastics are produced, handled, collected or not, and the level of care taken to deal with them.

Global action has always been the missing piece of the picture, as the plastics economy transcends national boundaries. A new treaty could change that.

The answer will determine how hot the planet gets this century.

The usual ‘pre-industrial’ baseline already contains some human-caused warming. Our method uses a much earlier baseline.

Climate scientists call for global leaders to double down on efforts to cut emissions with their full attention and unwavering commitment at the UN’s climate summit, Cop29.

MIT pK-12 at Open Learning co-created a secondary school learning architecture that’s available for adoption and adaptation by educational practitioners worldwide.

Pragmatism fuels the country’s innovative strategy.

Rainforest is fast being turned into cattle ranches.