Meteorite dust holds records of magnetism that may have helped form the sun | MIT News
Magnetic fields are generated by matter that is electrically charged and moving around. In the very early solar…
Scientists find ozone depletion began decades before discovery of ozone hole | MIT News
The Antarctic ozone hole was discovered in 1985, when scientists observed a severe depletion in the Earth’s protective…
What happens when environmental change outpaces life’s ability to adapt? | MIT News
When an animal’s environment changes faster than the animal can adapt, its chances of survival can flat-line. The…
The Haystack 37m Telescope: A new era of astrophysical research | MIT News
The Haystack 37m Telescope has been a landmark in radio astronomy and radar studies of the solar system since…
A complicated future for a methane-cleansing molecule | MIT News
Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas that is second only to carbon dioxide in driving up global temperatures.…
Earthquake damage at deeper depths occurs long after initial activity | MIT News
Earthquakes often bring to mind images of destruction, of the Earth breaking open and altering landscapes. But after…
The first animals on Earth may have been sea sponges, study suggests | MIT News
A team of MIT geochemists has unearthed new evidence in very old rocks suggesting that some of the…