Predator interactions chiefly determine where Prochlorococcus thrive

New findings may help researchers hone predictions for where phytoplankton will migrate with climate change. View all spotlights

Scientists build new atlas of ocean’s oxygen-starved waters

The 3D maps may help researchers track and predict the ocean’s response to climate change. View all spotlights

EAPS features at AGU's fall meeting 2021

Plenty of representatives from MIT’s Department of Earth, Atmosphere and Planetary Sciences (EAPS) will be in attendance. View all spotlights

Getting back into the swing of things: DEAPS 2021 in pictures

Fall 2021 marks the first semester since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic where first-years could begin their MIT journey with some of the usual new student offerings, including pre-orientation programs. View all spotlights

Climate modeling confirms historical records showing rise in hurricane activity

New results show North Atlantic hurricanes have increased in frequency over the last 150 years. View all spotlights

Adapt or retreat: No solution is off the table to prepare for sea level rise in Woods Hole

With three major marine science institutions and over a century of research, the quaint Cape Cod village of Woods Hole may have a unique advantage in dealing with sea level rise, say government officials and scientists at a recent symposium. View all spotlights

MIT Energy Initiative awards seven Seed Fund grants for early-stage energy research

One of seven novel energy research projects to win a MIT Energy Initiative Seed Fund award will develop a siting and design methodology that can enable a more accurate risk analysis of wind farm development and energy grid expansion under climate change-driven energy resource uncertainty. View all spotlights

Saving seaweed with machine learning

PhD candidate Charlene Xia is developing a low-cost system to monitor the microbiome of seaweed farms and identify diseases before they spread. View all spotlights

New “risk triage” platform pinpoints compounding threats to US infrastructure

Modeling tool showcases emerging MIT Joint Program research focus on multi-sector dynamics. View all spotlights

Climate and sustainability classes expand at MIT

MIT offers over 120 undergraduate classes related to sustainability, a sign of growing student and faculty interest in the environmental impacts of their fields. View all spotlights

Tropical Storm Henri Is Bringing High Winds, Heavy Rain And Flooding. Is It Climate Change?

In light of hurricane Henri that threatened the Northeast, WBUR reporter Miriam Wasser spoke with climate and hurricane expert Kerry Emanuel about hurricanes, risk associated with them, and how climate change has influenced them over the years. View all spotlights

Explaining diversity patterns among marine phytoplankton

Scientists extend a concept from network theory to develop a new diagnostic for fluid flows useful in understanding the structuring of marine phytoplankton distributions. View all spotlights

Global warming begets more warming, new paleoclimate study finds

Researchers observe a “warming bias” over the past 66 million years that may return if ice sheets disappear. View all spotlights