Study: Heavy snowfall and rain may contribute to some earthquakes
The results suggest that climate may influence seismic activity.
The results suggest that climate may influence seismic activity.
Jonathan Bessette and Akash Ball have been named 2024-25 J-WAFS Fellows for water treatment technologies.
MIT Sea Grant students apply machine learning to support local aquaculture hatcheries.
Global warming potential of sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) is more than 24,000 times that of carbon dioxide.
The new approach “nudges” existing climate simulations closer to future reality.
The sustainable and cost-saving structure could dissipate more than 95 percent of incoming wave energy using a small fraction of the material normally needed.
Extractive industries threaten water, glaciers, and livelihoods, but new research offers hope.
An analysis of the 2011 nuclear accident reveals a need for more preparation, training, and protocols for responding to low-probability accidents.
Too much livestock on a given amount of land can lead to carbon losses, but appropriate numbers can actually help sequester the carbon.
In field tests, MIT spinoff AgZen demonstrated that its feedback-optimized spraying system could halve the pesticide needs of farms and improve crop yields.
The technology could offer a cheap, fast way to test for PFAS, which have been linked to cancer and other health problems.
The team used machine learning to analyze satellite and roadside images of areas where small farms predominate and agricultural data are sparse.
Research in Southeast Asia quantifies how much wildfire smoke hurts peoples’ moods; finds the effect is greater when fires originate in other countries.
A CAST Visiting Artist project traces the history of cause and effect that have led India to its current crossroads.
MIT delegates share observations and insights from the largest-ever UN climate conference.