Departments
Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences
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Modeling the unequal benefits of U.S. environmental policy
New toolset evaluates economic impacts of ozone reduction policies for nine income groups.
February 15, 2017 -
The heart of a far-off star beats for its planet
Scientists observe first planet-induced stellar pulsations.
February 14, 2017 -
Eight MIT faculty elected to the National Academy of Engineering
New members have made advances in artificial skin, wireless communications, nanotechnology, hydrology, and cancer treatment.
February 10, 2017 -
"Aerocene" soars at the 47th World Economic Forum
Climate-conscious sculptures influence world perspectives in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland.
February 9, 2017 -
Scientists estimate solar nebula’s lifetime
Study finds the swirling gas disk disappeared within the solar system’s first 4 million years.
February 9, 2017 -
Celebrating Pauline Morrow Austin, a founder of radar meteorology
MIT faculty, friends, and family gathered to remember Austin's life and commemorate her contributions to science with the unveiling of an exhibit in EAPS.
January 31, 2017 -
Explained: Greenhouse gases
Carbon dioxide isn’t the only one that matters, and the gases vary widely in potency and duration.
January 30, 2017 -
Jason Dittmann named an inaugural Heising-Simons Foundation 51 Pegasi b Postdoctoral Fellow
Fellowship to provide scientists the opportunity to conduct theoretical, observational, and experimental research in planetary astronomy.
January 26, 2017 -
Study tracks “memory” of soil moisture
First year of data from SMAP satellite provides new insights for weather, agriculture, and climate.
January 16, 2017 -
Short-lived greenhouse gases cause centuries of sea-level rise
Through warming effects, methane and other gases impact rising seas long after leaving the atmosphere.
January 9, 2017 -
Twin wins for planetary exploration
MIT scientists and alumni well represented on newly announced NASA asteroid missions Psyche and Lucy.
January 5, 2017 -
Study finds more extreme storms ahead for California
New technique predicts frequency of heavy precipitation with global warming.
January 3, 2017 -
New study sets oxygen-breathing limit for ocean’s hardiest organisms
Bacteria can survive in marine environments that are almost completely starved of oxygen.
December 19, 2016 -
Climate models may be overestimating the cooling effect of wildfire aerosols
Study finds accounting for year-to-year variability enables more accurate projections of climate change and its impacts.
November 29, 2016 -
Saharan dust in the wind
Scientists find huge reduction in African dust plume led to stronger Saharan monsoons 11,000 years ago.
November 23, 2016 -
Forging ahead on climate action
At UN Climate Change Conference, MIT researchers share insights on implementing climate commitments.
November 22, 2016 -
Pluto’s icy, slushy heart
Data from New Horizons mission suggest a water-ice ocean lies beneath Pluto’s heart-shaped basin.
November 16, 2016 -
Big ice, big science
Richard Alley delivers 2016 Carlson Lecture on the physics of glaciers and how ice sheets capture a history of the world’s climate.
November 14, 2016 -
Joern Callies and Jill McDermott win Carl-Gustaf Rossby Awards for PhD theses
Awards to recent alumni honor the memory of Carl-Gustaf Rossby, a pioneer in earth and atmospheric sciences.
November 4, 2016 -
Retracing the origins of a massive, multi-ring crater
Scientists reconstruct first hours after a giant impact created one of the largest craters on the moon.
October 27, 2016