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MIT scientists tested a pilot application using seismometers to measure and track changes in groundwater aquifers. This method is more cost-effective and can inform policymaking for groundwater management as droughts become more frequent.
MIT researchers find that, early in its history, the moon was highly porous, which was likely a result of early, massive impacts that shattered much of the crust. They reached their conclusions with simulations and data from NASA’s GRAIL mission.
MIT seismologists Camilla Cattania and William Frank have teamed up to study slow slip earthquakes and the complex geometry of fault zones. This collaboration will further our understanding earthquake behavior and using observation, statistics, and modeling to eventually predict earthquake activity.
A new study supports the longstanding idea that if life exists, it might make a home in Venus’ clouds. The study’s authors identified a chemical pathway by which life could neutralize Venus’ acidic environment, creating a self-sustaining, habitable pocket in the clouds.
MIT Professor Kerry Emanuel has used climate modeling, rather than storm records, to reconstruct the history of hurricanes and tropical cyclones around the world. His study finds that North Atlantic hurricanes have indeed increased in frequency over the last 150 years, similar to what historical records have shown.