Health of the Planet – Page 2 – MIT Spectrum

Hemond, third from left, with students, collecting sediment in Thoreau's bog. Photo: Courtesy of the researchers

An Element of Caution

Could chemicals key to sustainable technologies pose unseen environmental risks?

Watch and Discover

Videos delve into MIT's global impact and vision in Campaign priority areas

An Artful Solution for Capturing Pollution

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A New Approach to Modeling Climate/Crop Interaction

A simulation of the Antarctic ozone hole, made from data taken on October 22, 2015. Image: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (edited by MIT News)

MIT Scientist: Montreal Protocol Helped Heal Ozone Layer

Photo: M. Scott Brauer

Energizer

An engineer/MBA applies new carbon capture technology to the fossil fuel industry

Over this past January's Independent Activities Period, undergraduates visited Hawaii's Mt. Kilauea to measure air quality using custom sensors they built themselves. Photo: Megan Spelman

Where the Data Flows

Undergraduates get a taste of environmental fieldwork in the shadow of a volcano

Students in MIT Sloan’s S-Lab are tasked with researching sustainability strategies for real corporations and not-for-profits.

Sustainability in Action

For S-Lab students, the scale is global, and the stakes are real

Photo: Tecnológico de Monterrey

The New Urban Narrative

From Korea to Mexico, Dennis Frenchman reshapes city centers around technology

Photo: Ken Richardson

Digital Ocean

Modeling the diverse world of phytoplankton opens up a predictive view of our own