Earth+Atmospheric Sciences

Lucy Jones PhD '81 received the Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal for her groundbreaking research which brought together public officials and leaders in academia, industry and business to address earthquake risks and improve emergency preparedness. Image: Flickr/USInterior

Meet the Mother of Earthquake Preparedness

MIT Climate Scientist on the Lessons of Katrina

For This Brother-Sister Pluto Team, Love of Science Runs in the Family

Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way. This image shows the region around the black hole in low, medium, and high-energy X-rays (red, green, and blue respectively.) Image: NASA/CXC/Univ. of Wisconsin/Y.Bai. et al.

Black Hole Odyssey

Summer 2015

Mapping Soil Moisture from Space

Dara Entekhabi’s work could affect a range of issues from our understanding of the conditions for life on Earth to agriculture in Africa.

Summer 2015

Air Pollution, Climate, Affect Global Food Security

Colette Heald’s study is the first to bring the impact of climate change and air pollution together.

Summer 2015

Ancient Life, Cast in Stone

Tanja Bosak’s work explores how the Earth changed from one antithetical to complex life forms to one supporting an explosion of such organisms 540 million years ago.

Summer 2015

Catalyzing Change

“I see the impact of climate change on the world,” John Carlson (’83) says.

Summer 2015

Topics: Earth+Atmospheric Sciences

Meet the Mother of Earthquake Preparedness

MIT Climate Scientist on the Lessons of Katrina

For This Brother-Sister Pluto Team, Love of Science Runs in the Family

Black Hole Odyssey

Mapping Soil Moisture from Space

Air Pollution, Climate, Affect Global Food Security

Ancient Life, Cast in Stone

Catalyzing Change

Contemplating Climate Change at the Ends of the Earth

Two Inches of Soil, Viewed from Space, Could Yield Data for Coping with Climate Change