Towable sensor free-falls to measure vertical slices of ocean conditions
Instrument may help scientists assess the ocean’s response to climate change.
Instrument may help scientists assess the ocean’s response to climate change.
Research suggests glacial melting might explain the recent decadal cooling and sea ice expansion across Antarctica's Southern Ocean.
Professor Thomas Peacock is a member of the UN Global Compact Task Force urging coordinated international response for offshore and shipping industries.
In the Maldives, an MIT team is conducting experiments to combat sea-level rise by redirecting natural sand movement.
When they encounter nutrient oases in the marine desert, marine bacteria release a gas involved in climate regulation.
Committing to aggressive conservation efforts could rebuild ocean habitats and species populations in a few decades.
MIT senior Michelle Kornberg uses her background in mechanical and ocean engineering to track how climate change has impacted underwater environments.
MIT researchers describe factors governing how oceans and atmospheres move heat around on Earth and other planetary bodies.
The average power of waves hitting a coastline can predict how fast that coast will erode.
Study finds Earth’s oceans contain just the right amount of iron; adding more may not improve their ability to absorb carbon dioxide.
Mechanical engineers rush to develop energy conversion and storage technologies from renewable sources such as wind, wave, solar, and thermal.
A novel experimental facility integrates automation and active learning, illuminating a path to accelerated scientific discovery.
Mining materials from the sea floor could help secure a low-carbon future, but researchers are racing to understand the environmental effects.
Robotic boats could more rapidly locate the most valuable sampling spots in uncharted waters.
Renewlogy’s system is converting plastic waste from cities and rivers into fuel.