Farmers in Africa and other tropical areas in the Southern Hemisphere are stripping potassium from soils without replacing it.

John Fernandez and his colleagues explore urban resource consumption to help guide the development of rapidly growing African cities.

MIT students partner with a clinic in Togo to improve health care for HIV/AIDS patients.

MIT professor and former president of the Masdar Institute reflects on a career spent fostering international research and teaching collaborations.

Assistant professor of physics probes the formation of enzyme clusters that enable gene copying and protein production in living cells.

Novel research project produces the first map of an informal transportation system in Nairobi.

MIT and Total partner to improve technical instruction in African universities.

MIT students launch social enterprises that work with communities to foster financial and environmental sustainability.

Annual summit expands to three sessions, focused on recycling, health care, and empowering desert communities.

Startup’s advertising platform provides free mobile data to prepaid cellphone users in developing countries.