Earth. Planets. Climate. Life.


The Department of Earth, Atmospheric
and Planetary Sciences (EAPS) is the place at MIT where the turbulent oceans and atmosphere, the inaccessible depths of the inner Earth, distant planets, and the origins of life all come together under one intellectual roof. 

Scientists Observe First Signs of Healing in the Antarctic Ozone Layer
Researchers Trace Mercury’s Origins to Rare Meteorite
Why This Hurricane Season is So Important to Scientists
The Perfect Planet
Getting Back into Nuclear
Regulating Particulate Pollution: Novel Analysis Yields New Insights
Crowdfund MIT: US Astronomy Team Summer Training Camp
Solving the Mystery of the Antarctic’s Missing Heat
Digital Ocean
Celebrating the Peter H. Stone and Paola Malanotte Stone Professorship