Dinosaurs may have lived in social herds as early as 193 million years ago

Fossils indicate a communal nesting ground and adults who foraged and took care of the young as a herd, scientists say.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
Oct. 21, 2021 ~8 min

Zeroing in on the origins of Earth’s “single most important evolutionary innovation”

A new study shows oxygenic photosynthesis likely evolved between 3.4 and 2.9 billion years ago.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
Sept. 28, 2021 ~7 min


Study: Global cancer risk from burning organic matter comes from unregulated chemicals

The researchers hope scientists and regulators will consider a broader class of compounds in evaluating cancer risk due to PAH exposure.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
Sept. 22, 2021 ~7 min

Global warming begets more warming, new paleoclimate study finds

Researchers observe a “warming bias” over the past 66 million years that may return if ice sheets disappear.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
Aug. 11, 2021 ~8 min

A new approach to preventing human-induced earthquakes

Applied in the field, a new model reduced quakes from oil and gas processes; could help manage seismic events from carbon sequestration.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
July 28, 2021 ~7 min

How a sudden stratospheric warming affected the Northern Hemisphere

Research from MIT Haystack Observatory finds a stratospheric warming event over Antarctica linked to anomalies in near-Earth space above North America and Europe.

Nancy Wolfe Kotary | MIT Haystack Observatory • mit
July 22, 2021 ~4 min

Study highlights long road toward gender parity in the geosciences

Researchers find improvement in relative retention of women but predict decades of sustained effort are required to achieve gender parity.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
July 16, 2021 ~8 min

New approach could change how we track extreme air pollution events

Study demonstrates the power of low-cost air quality sensors during volcanic eruption.

Stephanie Martinovich | Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering • mit
June 30, 2021 ~8 min


Ozone-depleting chemicals may spend less time in the atmosphere than previously thought

News results point to unexpected, illegal production of several CFCs in recent years.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
May 18, 2021 ~7 min

Cave deposits show surprising shift in permafrost over the last 400,000 years

Study finds Earth’s frozen surfaces became less susceptible to thawing, potentially locking in more carbon than expected.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
April 28, 2021 ~7 min

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