Ongoing research by three architecture faculty aims to yield structures that protect communities from the devastation of volcanic eruptions.

Research shows these channels allow seawater and nutrients to flow in and out, helping to maintain reef health over millions of years.

A weak magnetic field likely pulled matter inward to form the outer planetary bodies, from Jupiter to Neptune.

A new study shows Mars’ early thick atmosphere could be locked up in the planet’s clay surface.

MIT researchers find wave activity on Saturn’s largest moon may be strong enough to erode the coastlines of lakes and seas.

The results suggest that climate may influence seismic activity.

The 3.7 billion-year-old rocks may extend the magnetic field’s age by 200 million years.

The “oriented” samples, the first of their kind from any planet, could shed light on Mars’ ancient magnetic field.

An accordion-textured clay called smectite efficiently traps organic carbon and could help buffer global warming over millions of years.

MIT scientists find the sounds beneath our feet are fingerprints of rock stability.