Twelve School of Science faculty members appointed to named professorships | MIT News
Jan. 19, 2018 • ~6 min
Cleaner air, longer lives | MIT News
Research shows the Clean Air Act was likely responsible for a dramatic decline in atmospheric organic aerosol.
Dec. 25, 2017 • ~7 min
Texas’ odds of Harvey-scale rainfall to increase by end of century | MIT News
Study finds state’s annual risk of extreme rainfall will rise from 1 to 18 percent.
Nov. 13, 2017 • ~7 min
A brief history of environmental successes | MIT News
Susan Solomon's John H. Carlson Lecture examines past environmental challenges in the context of today's fight against climate change.
Nov. 9, 2017 • ~11 min
Noelle Selin: Tracing toxins around the world | MIT News
Atmospheric chemist takes on pollutants and the global treaties written to control them.
Oct. 22, 2017 • ~10 min
Kerry Emanuel: This year’s hurricanes are a taste of the future | MIT News
Climate scientist describes physics behind expected increase in storm strength due to climate change.
Sept. 21, 2017 • ~7 min
Mathematics predicts a sixth mass extinction | MIT News
By 2100, oceans may hold enough carbon to launch mass extermination of species in future millennia.
Sept. 20, 2017 • ~9 min
Team gathers unprecedented data on atmosphere’s organic chemistry | MIT News
Colorado forest study provides clearest-ever picture of gases released into the atmosphere and how they change.
Sept. 4, 2017 • ~6 min
Danielle Wood joins Media Lab faculty | MIT News
MIT alumna is establishing a new research group aimed at harnessing space engineering to improve life on Earth.
Aug. 28, 2017 • ~6 min
Strength of global stratospheric circulation measured for first time | MIT News
Estimate will help gauge hang time of greenhouse gases, water vapor, and ozone in upper atmosphere.
Aug. 28, 2017 • ~7 min
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