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Geologists discover rocks with the oldest evidence yet of Earth’s magnetic field

April 24, 2024

Categories: Faculty, Landscapes + Planetary Interiors, Planets, Research

Two men in hardhats and safety vests, seen from behind, inspect a forest of electrical pylons and wires on a cloudless day.

Atmospheric observations in China show rise in emissions of a potent greenhouse gas

March 28, 2024

Categories: Climate, Faculty, Health of the Planet, Research

In darkness, thumbs hold two small spherical and one small cube objects that light up in vivid yellow, red, and green.

With a new experimental technique, MIT engineers probe the mechanisms of landslides and earthquakes

March 25, 2024

Categories: Faculty, Landscapes + Planetary Interiors, Natural Hazards, Research

Venus in space with multi-colored amino acid molecules in its atmosphere.

Study: Life’s building blocks are surprisingly stable in Venus-like conditions

March 20, 2024

Categories: Faculty, Life + Environments, Planets, Research

Rendering shows the Perseverance on the rocky brown surface of Mars. The Perseverance resembles a go-cart and has 6 wheels and an arm extending that houses the drill. The top of the Perseverance has a long neck and a camera on top.

Study determines the original orientations of rocks drilled on Mars

March 4, 2024

Categories: Faculty, Planets, Research

Study: Global deforestation leads to more mercury pollution

February 12, 2024

Categories: Faculty, Health of the Planet, Life + Environments, Research

Is today’s climate change similar to the natural warming between ice ages?

February 05, 2024

Categories: Climate, Faculty, Research

New tool predicts flood risk from hurricanes in a warming climate

January 24, 2024

Categories: Climate, Faculty, Natural Hazards, Research

How do we know how long carbon dioxide remains in the atmosphere?

January 17, 2024

Categories: Climate, Faculty, Research

A carbon-lite atmosphere could be a sign of water and life on other terrestrial planets, MIT study finds

December 28, 2023

Categories: Faculty, Life + Environments, Planets, Research

Accelerated climate action needed to sharply reduce current risks to life and life-support systems

December 6, 2023

Categories: Climate, Research

A mineral produced by plate tectonics has a global cooling effect, study finds

November 30, 2023

Categories: Climate, Landscapes + Planetary Interiors, Research

Enhanced rock weathering

November 9, 2023

Categories: Climate, Faculty, Landscapes + Planetary Interiors, Research

Why do we blame climate change on carbon dioxide, when water vapor is a much more common greenhouse gas?

November 03, 2023

Categories: Climate, Faculty, Research

Will climate change drive humans extinct or destroy civilization?

October 20, 2023

Categories: Climate, Research

TILclimate podcast E3: Don’t throw away your refrigerator

October 19, 2023

Categories: Climate, Research

With Psyche, a journey to an ancient asteroid is set to begin

October 11, 2023

Categories: Alumni, Faculty, Planets, Research

What would happen to the climate if we had much lower CO2 levels?

October 11, 2023

Categories: Climate, Research

Earth split open in center showing inner structure layer-by-layer

Boom, crackle, pop: Sounds of Earth’s crust

October 9, 2023

Categories: Faculty, Landscapes + Planetary Interiors, Research

What is the risk that CO2 stored underground after carbon capture will escape again?

September 28, 2023

Categories: Climate, Research