Study: Volkswagen’s emissions cheat to cause 60 premature deaths in U.S. | MIT News
Timely vehicle recall by German automaker would avoid some 130 early deaths, researchers say.
Oct. 28, 2015 • ~15 min
Cloud watching: Bjorn Stevens delivers 2015 John Carlson Lecture on clouds and climate change | MIT News
Director of the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology describes how atmospheric water contributes to climate change.
Oct. 26, 2015 • ~4 min
Triggered earthquakes give insight into changes below Earth’s surface | MIT News
Quakes can change elastic properties of the Earth’s crust up to 6,000 kilometers away.
Oct. 20, 2015 • ~6 min
A “fair and ambitious” pledge? Not quite | MIT News
Study finds pledges by top greenhouse gas emitters leaves little room for others; urges greater R&D.
Oct. 16, 2015 • ~6 min
Microbe sleuth | MIT News
Tanja Bosak examines how life and the Earth evolved in tandem during their early history together.
Oct. 5, 2015 • ~6 min
Messing with the monsoon | MIT News
Study: Manmade aerosols can alter rainfall in the world’s most populous region.
Sept. 30, 2015 • ~3 min
Experiencing extreme Earth | MIT News
Freshmen discover the Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences through weather and climate demonstrations and a trip to Mt. Washington.
Sept. 25, 2015 • ~9 min
Dara Entekhabi named recipient of the 2015 Hydrologic Sciences Award | MIT News
Sept. 24, 2015 • ~3 min
Classroom Earth | MIT News
Earth science lessons at Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks bring Discover Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences freshmen up to speed.
Sept. 24, 2015 • ~5 min
Siberian Traps likely culprit for end-Permian extinction | MIT News
New study finds massive eruptions likely triggered mass extinction.
Sept. 16, 2015 • ~8 min
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