A witness to “a montage of environmental changes” in her native China, grad student Ruby Fu now studies the fate of methane bubbles in the ocean.

New model may predict cyclone activity on other planets.

Cycling of nitrous oxide, a potent greenhouse gas, is more intense than thought, and emissions are increasing.

Faculty, administrators, and guests gather to mark the endowment of a new professorship in the Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences.

Draining lakes are unlikely to increase the Greenland ice sheet’s contribution to sea-level rise.

New research indicates marine plankton are not only more diverse than previously thought, but also profoundly affected by their environment.

Civil and environmental engineering TREX students present their findings on Hawaii’s Mt. Kilauea to Boston Museum of Science educators.

Geologist Taylor Perron explores river networks on Earth and beyond.

MIT researchers explain mystery of India’s rapid move toward Eurasia 80 million years ago.

MIT faculty members discuss the history and science behind Earth’s warming climate, and whether anything can be done to mitigate a rising global temperature.