New center taps Institute-wide expertise to improve understanding of, and responses to, sustainability challenges.

Too much livestock on a given amount of land can lead to carbon losses, but appropriate numbers can actually help sequester the carbon.

In field tests, MIT spinoff AgZen demonstrated that its feedback-optimized spraying system could halve the pesticide needs of farms and improve crop yields.

The team used machine learning to analyze satellite and roadside images of areas where small farms predominate and agricultural data are sparse.

Collaborative hub founded by philanthropist Lisa Yang will catalyze academic innovation and result in real-world, global impact.

Swallowing the device before a meal could create a sense of fullness, tricking the brain into thinking it’s time to stop eating.

2023 Global Change Outlook from the MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change quantifies benefits of policies that cap global warming at 1.5 C.

New coating protects nitrogen-fixing bacteria from heat and humidity, which could allow them to be deployed for large-scale agricultural use.

The findings point to faster way to detect bacteria in food, water, and clinical samples.

Unique barcodes scannable in a mobile application will enable food-aid stakeholders to follow individual items from production through delivery.