Atmospheric chemist is recognized for her “leadership in working toward real-world solutions to address the global climate crisis.”

MIT scientists identify first magmas generated in solar system’s building blocks, unexpectedly answering questions about meteorites and formation of rocky planets.

The existence of a magnetic field beyond 3.5 billion years ago is still up for debate.

Samuel Birch, a new Heising-Simons Foundation 51 Pegasi b Fellow at MIT, will investigate the surfaces of outer solar system objects.

MIT researchers describe factors governing how oceans and atmospheres move heat around on Earth and other planetary bodies.

Recovering and safely destroying the sources of these chemicals could speed ozone recovery and reduce climate change.

Technique may help scientists more accurately map vast underground geologic structures.

Study finds Earth’s oceans contain just the right amount of iron; adding more may not improve their ability to absorb carbon dioxide.

Findings suggest the moon’s magnetic field was produced by the fallout of a crystallizing iron core.

Plate tectonics and mantle plumes set the lifespan of volcanic islands like Hawaii and the Galapagos.