Estimate will help gauge hang time of greenhouse gases, water vapor, and ozone in upper atmosphere.

MISTI interns and MIT faculty tackle rising sea level challenges at Italian research camp this summer.

Simons Foundation supports enhanced computer infrastructure for MIT's Darwin Project, which focuses on marine microbes and microbial communities.

Without action, climate change could devastate a region home to one-fifth of humanity, study finds.

Study ties specific interval during an extended period of volcanism to Earth’s most severe mass extinction.

Study finds ocean circulation, coupled with trade wind changes, efficiently limits shifting of tropical rainfall patterns.

A 50-year dry spell has reversed, with more rain to come.

Professor of atmospheric chemistry honored for her contributions to atmospheric science.

By 2050, the Southwest will produce significantly less cotton and forage, researchers report.

Funding will establish MIT professorship and support low-carbon energy and climate initiatives.