A twist on planetary origins
New study finds meteorites were byproducts of planetary formation, not building blocks.
New study finds meteorites were byproducts of planetary formation, not building blocks.
High-speed imaging captures raindrops releasing clouds of aerosols on impact.
MIT study finds an exoplanet, tilted on its side, could still be habitable if covered in ocean.
Before an asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs, Earth experienced a short burst of intense volcanism.
New web-based Climate Feedback application provides a method for scientists and journalists to improve the accuracy of climate science reporting.
New study finds a barrage of small impacts likely erased much of the Earth’s primordial atmosphere.
Researchers find that Earth’s “plasmaspheric hiss” protects against a harmful radiation belt.
New study finds that a strong magnetic field whipped the early solar system into shape.
Researchers show that a canonical view of global warming tells only half the story.
DyDESS 2014 will unite scientists and engineers around Earth's systems science and engineering challenges.
Jimmy Gasore is working on Africa’s first high-frequency climate observatory in his native Rwanda.
University of Colorado at Boulder professor presented “Big Cats, Panamá, and Armadillos: A Story of Climate and Life” at the New England Aquarium.
Geologist and 2014 Crafoord Prize-winner will deliver the 4th annual John Carlson Lecture.
"2014 Climate and Energy Outlook" finds the world will be warmer, thirstier, and still dependent on fossil fuels unless 2015 climate negotiations are more effective than expected.
Some 70 MIT students, researchers, and alumni marched in the largest climate rally in history.