Study sheds light on the evolution of the earliest dinosaurs
Geological evidence suggests the known dinosaur groups diverged early on, supporting the traditional dinosaur family tree.
Geological evidence suggests the known dinosaur groups diverged early on, supporting the traditional dinosaur family tree.
Led by MIT researchers, one of the experiments aboard the next mission to the Red Planet aims to generate oxygen from Martian air.
Study suggests the rare objects likely came from an early planetesimal with a magnetic core.
New model answers longstanding question of how these sudden flows happen; may expand understanding of Antarctic ice sheets.
Research suggests glacial melting might explain the recent decadal cooling and sea ice expansion across Antarctica's Southern Ocean.
The existence of a magnetic field beyond 3.5 billion years ago is still up for debate.
Samuel Birch, a new Heising-Simons Foundation 51 Pegasi b Fellow at MIT, will investigate the surfaces of outer solar system objects.
The average power of waves hitting a coastline can predict how fast that coast will erode.
Technique may help scientists more accurately map vast underground geologic structures.
Researchers in the Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences will help direct Mars 2020 rover sample acquisition.
An advocate of international scientific cooperation, Press served as an MIT department head and lifetime MIT Corporation member.
Report co-chaired by MIT professor cites need for “sweeping changes” in academic culture.
Plate tectonics and mantle plumes set the lifespan of volcanic islands like Hawaii and the Galapagos.
Findings suggest the moon’s magnetic field was produced by the fallout of a crystallizing iron core.
Scientists reveal the genes and proteins controlling the chemical structures underpinning paleoclimate proxies.