Ring by Carbon Ring

A collaboration of current and former EAPS researchers reveals the genes and proteins controlling the chemical structure of paleoclimate biomarker (GDGT), enabling it to cyclize in response to temperature changes. View all spotlights

Continuing a Legacy of Antarctic Exploration

EAPS Summons Lab examines lipids from Antarctic microbial communities to understand the evolution of complex life on Earth and life that existed during "snowball Earth." View all spotlights

EAPS Features at AGU’s Fall Meeting 2019

This year, from December 9-13th, roughly 24,000 members are set to attend and experience nearly 2,000 oral and poster sessions in San Francisco, CA. View all spotlights

A Century of Progress in Atmospheric and Related Sciences: Celebrating the American Meteorological Society Centennial

EAPS scientists and MIT alumni add to AMS meteorological monograph tribute to the past century of innovation within our community and a source of inspiration for the scientists and researchers still to come. View all spotlights

In the Blue Holes of the Bahamas, Secrets of Hurricanes Past

Scientists assembled a 1,500-year history of big storm activity by retrieving sediment from the island country’s submarine caverns. View all spotlights

Fall 2019 MESO-SCOPE Meeting

Members of the MIT Darwin project hosted Benedetto Barone (U Hawaii) and Kate Evans (U Montana) for a week of face-to-face collaboration focused on advancing theory and modeling efforts geared towards exploring mesoscale and submesoscale marine ecological structure in the Subtropical North Pacific. View all spotlights

The discovery of the Antarctic ozone hole

The unexpected discovery of a hole in the atmospheric ozone layer over the Antarctic revolutionized science — and helped to establish one of the most successful global environmental policies of the twentieth century. View all spotlights

Assessing changes and risks to the oceans, land and atmosphere

MIT Joint Program researchers to present latest findings at AGU Fall Meeting View all spotlights

A Workshop on Atmospheric Dynamics and Transport

On Monday, June 10th, the EAPS department held a workshop on Atmospheric Dynamics and Transport in honor of Prof. Emertius R. Alan Plumb View all spotlights

Antarctic ice cliffs may not contribute to sea-level rise as much as predicted

Study finds even the tallest ice cliffs should support their own weight rather than collapsing catastrophically. View all spotlights

Experts urge “full speed ahead” on climate action

Panelists at MIT climate change symposium describe the state of knowledge in climate science and stress the urgent need for action. View all spotlights

The 2019 PAOC Retreat: Jiminy Peak

This year’s annual PAOC retreat had students, postdoctoral fellows, faculty and staff from MIT’s Program in Atmospheres, Oceans and Climate in the Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences escape to Jiminy Peak in Hancock, MA for a weekend event of science and socializing. View all spotlights