How biomarkers can record and reconstruct climate trends
Scientists reveal the genes and proteins controlling the chemical structure of a paleoclimate biomarker.
Fatima Husain | EAPS | Dec. 4, 2019 | mit~5 mins
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Continuing a legacy of Antarctic exploration
The Summons Lab compares lipids from Antarctic microbial communities to century-old samples.
Fatima Husain | EAPS | Nov. 22, 2019 | mit~7 mins
Tags: eaps school-of-science biology climate climate-change evolution research animals earth-and-atmospheric-sciences geology ecology environment microbes bacteria genetics
Antarctic ice cliffs may not contribute to sea-level rise as much as predicted
Study finds even the tallest ice cliffs should support their own weight rather than collapsing catastrophically.
Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office | Oct. 21, 2019 | mit~6 mins
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Health effects of China’s climate policy extend across Pacific
Improved air quality in China could prevent nearly 2,000 premature deaths in the U.S.
Mark Dwortzan | Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change | July 29, 2019 | mit~4 mins
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An escape route for carbon
Study shows minerals sequester carbon for thousands of years, which may explain oxygen’s abundance in the atmosphere.
Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office | June 12, 2019 | mit~7 mins
Tags: carbon eaps earth-and-atmospheric-sciences environment geology research school-of-science nasa national-science-foundation-nsf climate-change
Ocean activity is key controller of summer monsoons
Results may help researchers interpret ancient monsoon variations, predict future activity in the face of climate change.
Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office | May 7, 2019 | mit~7 mins
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North Atlantic Ocean productivity has dropped 10 percent during Industrial era
Phytoplankton decline coincides with warming temperatures over the last 150 years.
Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office | May 6, 2019 | mit~8 mins
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Earliest life may have arisen in ponds, not oceans
Study finds shallow bodies of water were probably more suitable for Earth’s first life forms.
Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office | April 12, 2019 | mit~5 mins
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Tectonics in the tropics trigger Earth’s ice ages, study finds
Major tectonic collisions near the equator have caused three ice ages in the last 540 million years.
Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office | March 14, 2019 | mit~8 mins
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3 Questions: Josh Moss on tackling urban pollution
PhD student Josh Moss uses computer modeling and physical experiments to examine the key transformations that emissions undergo in the atmosphere.
Taylor De Leon | Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering | Feb. 22, 2019 | mit~7 mins
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