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Sophia Henneberg, assistant professor in the Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering, is developing stellarators to harness fusion energy.

New insights into metallic cracks that harm battery performance could advance the longstanding quest to develop energy-dense solid-state batteries.

A new model shows how levels of the “atmosphere’s detergent” may rise and fall in response to climate change.

Madison Goldberg, the new host of the Ask MIT Climate podcast, talks about her career as a science communicator as well as ideas she thinks it’s important for climate communicators to convey.

Observations suggest a major melting event at the Ross Ice Shelf was connected to atmospheric turbulence.

At MIT, former U.S. ambassador to China Nicholas Burns highlights climate change as an area for diplomatic engagement, while exploring areas including China's emphasis on STEM education.

Fourth Power, founded by Professor Asegun Henry, is developing thermal batteries for efficiently storing excess electricity from utility grids and power producers.

MIT researchers uncovered the roles of bacterial species from the environment as they consume biodegradable plastic.

PhD student Audrey Parker studies methane mitigation strategies in dairy farms and coal mines, to reduce emissions of the potent greenhouse gas.